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, which allowed them to release through their own Black Lab Records their 2007 debut album ''

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'', recorded with producer

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at Sun Studios in

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. Vocalist Nick Peill instigated most of Fields' songs. Alongside Peill, the line-up was vocalist and keyboard player Thórunn Antonía, lead guitarist Jamie Putnam, drummer Henry Spencer, and bassist Matty Derham, who later joined

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. Fields played on tour with

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and

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, and on their own tour in 2007. Although recording work commenced on a follow-up album to be entitled ''Hollow Mountain'', which was intended to include the songs "Sun In Your Eyes", "Constantly", "Are You Ready Yet?", "Worst Love" and "Call The Captain", the album remains unreleased. The band split up in 2009 after they lost their recording contract.

Former members

* Nick Peill - vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards * Thórunn Antonía Magnúsdóttir - keyboards, vocals, synths * Henry Spencer - drums, vocals * Matty Derham - bass guitar * Jamie Putnam - electric guitar

Discography

Singles/EPs *"Song For The Fields", single (2006), Black Lab Records *''8 From The Village EP'' (2006),

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*'' 4 From The Village EP'' (2006), Black Lab Records *''7 From The Village EP'' (2006),

*"Heretic", single (2006), Black Lab Records *"If You Fail We All Fail", single (20/11/2006) *''Feathers EP'' (2007), Atlantic Records *"Charming The Flames", single (26/03/2007), Atlantic Records Albums *''

'' (02/04/2007), Atlantic Records/Black Lab Records

Videos

*''Song For The Fields'' (2006) *''Brittlesticks'' (2006) *''If You Fail We All Fail'' (2006) *''Charming The Flames'' (2007)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fields Musical groups established in 2006 Musical groups disestablished in 2009 Atlantic Records artists