Welcome back to the Field Musicast. In this run, Peter and David from Field Music will be digging down into the ideas and inspirations behind their latest album, Limits of Language. We'll kick off, naturally, with track 1 - Six Weeks, Nine Wells, so be prepared for tales of summers frittered away in exurbia and how to keep prog light and fluffy.…

Peter and David Brewis of Field Music talk about the new David Brewis solo-ish album The Soft Struggles, as well as string arranging, spontaneity and the difficulties of organising a night out in your forties. To listen to some of the music we talk about, along with some of the other influences on the album, try this: open.spotify.com/playlist/59vb…

In case you haven't heard, we (Peter and David Brewis of Field Music) have started our own record label, Daylight Saving Records. To celebrate the start of this new venture, we spoke to Ian Black about the story of SLUG so far, getting dressed up as a nun, character self-assassinations and forthcoming album Thy Socialite! We'll hope to publish new …

Welcome to the Field Musicast - where Peter and David from Field Music wang on about musical stuff. This is the second part of a gargantuan drumming special in which hats are tipped to Mick Fleetwood and Dave Mattacks, Peter realises he will never be a techno-wiz, snare drums are squarely on the first beat of the bar and where we celebrate our dear…

Welcome to the Field Musicast - where Peter and David from Field Music wang on about musical stuff. This episode is the first part of an epic drumming special where they try (and fail) to define "swing", try (and fail) to play like Charlie Watts, try (and fail) to connect the dots between John Bonham, Jaki Liebezeit and Clyde Stubblefield, and ulti…

Welcome to the Field Musicast - where Peter and David from Field Music use songs from their new album, Flat White Moon, as an excuse to wang on about the music that inspired them. For this episode they'll be discussing The Curtained Room, waiting outside the changing rooms at C&A, following your whims and whether slap bass is socially acceptable. F…

Welcome to the Field Musicast - where Peter and David from Field Music use songs from their new album, Flat White Moon, as an excuse to wang on about the music that inspired them. For this episode they'll be discussing You Get Better, soul clapping, half-hearted optimism and Back To The Future II. They'll also take on listeners' questions about the…

Welcome to the Field Musicast - where Peter and David from Field Music use songs from their new album, Flat White Moon, as an excuse to wang on about the music that inspired them. For this episode they'll be discussing Meant To Be, avant-garde boy-bands, an abbreviated history of blues and boombox street-parties in Catalunya. They'll also tackle li…

Welcome to the Field Musicast - where Peter and David from Field Music use songs from their new album, Flat White Moon, as an excuse to wang on about the music that inspired them. For this episode they'll be discussing Do Me A Favour, capturing chaos, a long-lost Field Music solo project and pitting simple against complicated in a Battle Royale of …

Welcome to the Field Musicast - where Peter and David from Field Music use songs from their new album, Flat White Moon, as an excuse to wang on about the music that inspired them. For this episode they'll be discussing Not When You're In Love, cinematography with Joni Mitchell and Mark Knopfler, the Scritti Politti/Grange Hill crossover, respecting…

Welcome to the Field Musicast - where Peter and David from Field Music use songs from their new album, Flat White Moon, as an excuse to wang on about the music that inspired them. For this episode they'll be discussing No Pressure, trips to Barnard Castle, Brian May and Jimmy Page getting funky and trying to play fast enough for pub rock.…

Welcome to the Field Musicast - where Peter and David from Field Music use songs from their new album, Flat White Moon, as an excuse to wang on about the music that inspired them. For this episode they'll be discussing their song Orion From The Street, favourite Minnesotans, kitchen-sink vocabulary and recording at quadruple speed. Tracks: Orion Fr…