Peter and David Brewis have announced their ninth Field Music album and first in four years, Limits of Language, which will be out October 11 via Memphis Industries. It also marks the 20th anniversary of the band.
“I think we’ve always been quite pure in our intentions as artists,” says David. “We’ve never altered what we do for the sake of making money or chasing what other people like. And there’s not really any reward for doing that beyond getting to make the music you want to make. But what if after all that you can’t even make the music?”
The basis for the album was a series of songs by Peter that used synthesizers at their core. “We didn’t want to use the synths just as a nostalgic thumbprint,” says Peter. “I hope that the approach was more Eno-esque than that. Exploring the capabilities of the machines.” David then bent his songs to the same approach.
The first single is David Brewis’ “Six Weeks, Nine Wells,” which opens the album. Waves of synths crash against big drums. It’s like nothing Field Music have ever made before but is instantly recognizable as theirs. Watch the video below.
Limits of Language:
1. Six Weeks, Nine Wells
2. The Guardian of Sleep
3. The Limits of Language
4. Sounds About Right
5. Absolutely Negative
6. Curfew in the Square
7. Turn the Hours Away
8. On the Other Side
9. The Waitress of St Louis
10. I Might Have Been Wrong
11. Between the Bridges