Field Music (album)

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Field Music
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Released8 August 2005
Genre Indie rock
Length37:49
Label Memphis Industries
Field Music chronology
Field Music
(2005)
Write Your Own History
(2006)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 77/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Drowned in Sound 8.0/10 [3]
Pitchfork 7.6/10 [4]

Field Music is the full-length debut album by indie rock band Field Music. It was released on 8 August 2005. While digital versions of the album have a white background, the CD packaging was printed on brown card. "If Only The Moon Were Up", "Shorter Shorter" and "You Can Decide" were released as singles.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "If Only the Moon Were Up" – 3:02
  2. "Tell Me Keep Me" – 3:13
  3. "Pieces" – 3:02
  4. "Luck Is a Fine Thing" – 2:18
  5. "Shorter Shorter" – 1:56
  6. "It's Not the Only Way to Feel Happy" – 5:21
  7. "17" – 2:43
  8. "Like When You Meet Someone Else" – 3:22
  9. "You Can Decide" – 2:15
  10. "Got to Get the Nerve" – 4:03
  11. "Got to Write a Letter" – 3:12
  12. "You're So Pretty..." – 3:22
US bonus tracks - also available on Write Your Own History
  1. "You're Not Supposed To" – 2:36
  2. "Trying to Sit Out" – 1:48
  3. "I'm Tired" – 2:47

Personnel

Field Music
Additional personnel

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References

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  2. Field Music at AllMusic
  3. "Album Review: Field Music - Field Music". DrownedInSound. Archived from the original on 2021-06-17. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  4. "Field Music: Field Music". Pitchfork.