So, it started for this London outfit with a four-song EP entitled 4 From The Village (followed by the creatively-titled, seven-song 7 From The Village), which garnered much label attention, and along the way, it caught Stereogum's ear. Now at home on Atlantic Records and gearing up to record a true debut, the band made their second trip to our fair city to shoot a vid and play a set at Merc.
The From The Village songs are a little bit folk, a little bit shoegaze and, when played live, really fucking loud. For the lesser material, this is the best we could say about 'em; for the EP standouts (like these tracks, and the driving, big-hooked "Brittlesticks"), we were sold on the spot.
Fields - "Song For The Fields" (MP3)
Fields - "Isabel" (MP3)
The sounds were in place, the vocals spot on, the instrumentation well conceived, andyet, the band were a tad green. Nothing a little time (and a few more trips through the LES) can't fix. Don't worry, Fields; your full-length is bound to be a well-publicized affair, and on the strength of what we've heard, we're all ears.
SETLIST
Song For The Fields
Charming The Flames
Isabel
Feathers
Brittlesticks
If You Fail
Death
