Field Music performing at Rough Trade East, London (Photo: Alberto Pezzali for Live4ever Media)
Field Music have shared Time In Joy with their new album Open Here due to be with us from February 2nd.
“People have a sort of romanticised idea of feelings that are painful or dark, that they are more meaningful, but when I’ve been through dark times, I find that there isn’t a lot of romance in that, that I function better and get more meaning out of positive experiences,” Peter Brewis says of the LP’s latest teaser.
“With some things happening in the wider world, there’s a kind of defiance in playfulness, and that’s what we were trying to capture. It isn’t escapism, but it’s an attempt to confront those things with a deliberate sense of fun. Fun in the face of hardship. We set out to have a good time making this record, in spite of everything.”
Field Music will start the first of three nights at Northern Stage in Newcastle from the evening of the album’s release, and then embark on a full tour of the UK in March.
Tour dates:
February 2018
2,3,4 – Newcastle, Northern Stage
March 2018
8 – Brighton, Komedia
9 – Bristol, Lantern
10 – Southampton, Engine Rooms
11 – Exeter, Phoenix
15 – Birmingham, O2 Institute 2
16 – Manchester, Gorilla
17 – Glasgow, Saint Luke’s
22 – Liverpool, Arts Club
23 – Sheffield, Foundry
24 – Norwich, Waterfront
25 – London, Barbican Hall