''Field Music (Measure)'' is the third full-length
studio album
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by
indie rock
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band
Field Music
Field Music are an English rock band from Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, that formed in 2004. The band's core consists of brothers David Brewis and Peter Brewis. Andrew Moore was the original keyboard player. Their line-up has at times f ...
. It was released on 15 February 2010. Officially, the album's name is the same as their
debut album; the name "Measure", other than being the name of one of the songs, does not appear anywhere on the album's artwork. However, both fans and the band have taken to calling it ''Measure'' to distinguish the two. ''Measure'' is a double album and is split into two discs. The first disc primarily contains more traditionally-structured songs, including both of the album's singles ("Them That Do Nothing" and "Let's Write a Book"), whilst the second disc is dominated by more experimental tracks including found-sound pieces ("See You Later" and "Louis").
Track listing
Disc one
#"In the Mirror" – 4:09
#"Them That Do Nothing" – 3:09
#"Each Time Is a New Time" – 3:34
#"Measure" – 2:59
#"Effortlessly" – 3:55
#"Clear Water" – 3:16
#"Lights Up" – 3:58
#"All You'd Ever Need to Say" – 2:37
#"Let's Write a Book" – 3:40
#"You and I" – 3:15
Disc two
#"The Rest Is Noise" – 3:52
#"Curves of the Needle" – 3:53
#"Choosing Numbers" – 2:06
#"The Wheels Are in Place" – 3:03
#"First Come the Wish" – 2:29
#"Precious Plans" – 2:50
#"See You Later" – 2:38
#"Something Familiar" – 3:50
#"Share the Words" – 3:50
#"It's About Time" – 5:08 (approx.)
#"Louis" (unlisted hidden track) – 2:47 (approx.)
*The last two tracks are separated by a period of silence, bringing the length of the final track to 9:50.
Personnel
*Peter Brewis – Field Music
*David Brewis – Field Music
*Emma Fisk – violins
*Jill Blakey – violas
*Peter Richardson – cello
*John Beattie – cornet
*Jennie Redmond – backing vocals on "Something Familiar"
*Cath Stephens – backing vocals on "Something Familiar"
*Kev Dosdale
*Ian Black
*Mark Simms
*Peter Gofton
*Neil Bassett
*Ryan Rapsys
*Doug McCombs
*Andrew Moore
References
2010 albums
Field Music albums
Memphis Industries albums
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