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The Week That Was is the first solo project from Field Music co-founder Peter Brewis. He has released one album - the self-titled 2008 debut - under the moniker.
For those that don’t know, Sunderland-based Field Music released two full albums, the eponymous 2005 debut and 2007’s Tones of Town, both of which became one of many peoples’ albums of the year. Perhaps willfully to some, Field Music, on the cusp of breaking through, decided, “to get off the band treadmill” concerned that being in a band in the traditional sense was restricting their creative output. The first fruits of this artistic freedom was David Brewis’ much lauded School of Language album Sea From Shore in Feb 08…the second is The Week That Was, Peter’s first solo foray.
The Week That Was, written and recorded in late 2007 at Field Music’s 8 Studio in Sunderland, emerged from an imagined crime thriller dreamt up by Peter and inspired by Paul Auster’s labyrinthine storytelling. Peter started writing the songs as if they were moments, instances of perspectives within this story. The story was left to fall away, leaving a puzzle of musical snapshots. The songs are the evidence in this particular mystery and the victims, perpetrators and onlookers raise questions with concerns familiar to us all.
For those that don’t know, Sunderland-based Field Music released two full albums, the eponymous 2005 debut and 2007’s Tones of Town, both of which became one of many peoples’ albums of the year. Perhaps willfully to some, Field Music, on the cusp of breaking through, decided, “to get off the band treadmill” concerned that being in a band in the traditional sense was restricting their creative output. The first fruits of this artistic freedom was David Brewis’ much lauded School of Language album Sea From Shore in Feb 08…the second is The Week That Was, Peter’s first solo foray.
The Week That Was, written and recorded in late 2007 at Field Music’s 8 Studio in Sunderland, emerged from an imagined crime thriller dreamt up by Peter and inspired by Paul Auster’s labyrinthine storytelling. Peter started writing the songs as if they were moments, instances of perspectives within this story. The story was left to fall away, leaving a puzzle of musical snapshots. The songs are the evidence in this particular mystery and the victims, perpetrators and onlookers raise questions with concerns familiar to us all.
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theStarry wrote:
Self-titled album is great. Not matter how long i go without hearing it, its always a welcome sound when i return.
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MetalSabe wrote:
From time to time, the airport line! Love that song.
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EraserKid wrote:
The Self Titled is a Masterpiece, flawless in every way.
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mathcore16 wrote:
Learn to Learn is so cool
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bogl wrote:
Fantastic. Amazed no-one in the reviews I have read has raised the evident Peter Gabriel influence (circa III/Melt) - even down to cymbal-less drumkits it seems. An impeccable reference point IMO.
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kugayama wrote:
a masterpiece!
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EroticJesus wrote:
this album is a masterpiece. not every track grabs you at first,but it grows bigger and bigger with each listen. there's so much to discover on this record, even though it sounds stripped-dow at first. a timeless original, it sounds like nothing else i've ever heard.
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sleepybomb wrote:
no, the album IS the artist... and the best of the lot. jonas brothers need to liten to this. best albume of the 21st century!
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badoom_bum wrote:
err... so an album is an artist? hm
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Milkman519 wrote:
I've never listened to Field Music but this is pretty good.
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henri-Q wrote:
this is unique sound, very beautiful and enjoyable.
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revenger wrote:
you guys are on Rck.TV neat hehe.. pretty cheap video but it's good that way hehe :-)
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wernamhogg wrote:
One of the best albums of this year by a mile. The brewis brothers can do no wrong in my eyes. Everything they do is gold.
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gshizzy wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnR3U-2KNFg The sounds isn't great, and I don't understand phones so its sideways as well, but enjoy (or try to)
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polyEsther wrote:
i love this band.
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wjd1990 wrote:
one of my favourites this year... too bad it's so unknown band
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odg wrote:
this is incredible.
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pushpullpulk wrote:
me like this.
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Dan_ny wrote:
They are great! *.*
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patrickTM wrote:
God, I love this band.
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