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10.0
115156
10.0 |
Evening Standard
They’ve taken the unsexiest subject matter and made it sing — we wouldn’t expect anything less
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8.0
115159
8.0 |
The Guardian
The Brewis brothers’ concept album about the impact of the first world war brings left-field pop to topics ranging from skin grafts to period shame
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8.0
115161
8.0 |
The Irish Times
Clever, illuminating brilliance
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8.0
115193
8.0 |
God Is In The TV
Making A New World is a wonderfully constructed album. It’s subtly uplifting
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8.0
115194
8.0 |
The Arts Desk
Fifteen years after their first release, Field Music have fashioned an entry point into their oeuvre
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8.0
115122
8.0 |
Gigwise
It’s safe to say that Making a New World will be a hallmark on Field Music’s repertoire - an retrospective think-piece that is also enthralling to listen to
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8.0
115139
8.0 |
Uncut
Rather than act like temporary caretakers tiptoeing around WWI's vast, eternally resonant themes, Field Music have sensibly moved in and made them their own. Not a memorial, then, so much as a remix of history
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8.0
115140
8.0 |
Q
Resonates with hidden meaning and lost connections. Print edition only
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8.0
115141
8.0 |
Mojo
These enigmatic narratives work well - the themes can be unearthed at one's leisure, immersed in music that's both poignant and delightful. Print edition only
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8.0
115167
8.0 |
The Skinny
Making a New World demands a lot of listens, but the rewards are there for those who make the time to truly engage
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8.0
115178
8.0 |
musicOMH
Field Music are on a seemingly never-ending run of form, generating fresh ideas at will and delivering them in accomplished fashion
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7.5
115192
7.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Fans of Field Music will be absolutely overjoyed with this set, and of course, fans of '80s art rock will be in their element
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7.0
115377
7.0 |
The Quietus
It’s a cerebral, voyeur’s delivery, rather than a passionate one, so I’d love to hear Field Music nail a small story of detail and intimacy, instead of punting for such a huge one. But what does any of that matter, when this band is so full of beautiful ideas and warmth and lovely musical curveballs?
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7.0
115890
7.0 |
Under The Radar
Even if the band is slightly off the mark, Making a New World is still a thoughtfully crafted album with an unconventional art-rock style
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7.0
115126
7.0 |
PopMatters
Making a New World tackles some heavy ideas via Field Music's commonly charming, luminous, and multifaceted aesthetic
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7.0
115120
7.0 |
Loud And Quiet
There’s a minimalism to the palette that they’re painting with that almost suggests they’re happy for the ideas to do the talking
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7.0
115166
7.0 |
Slant Magazine
They’ve clearly studied the music of their predecessors with the same enthusiasm as WWI textbooks, and never has a history lesson sounded so strangely funky
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6.4
115151
6.4 |
Paste Magazine
A touch more sentiment would have gone a long way toward taking this album beyond its research project roots
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6.0
115133
6.0 |
DIY
There are enough ideas in the tank here
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6.0
115196
6.0 |
Exclaim
Where it stumbles as a concept record, it only sometimes succeeds as an art-rock record. As it turns out, an important idea does not an important album make
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5.3
115229
5.3 |
Pitchfork
The English art-rock duo’s concept album about history post-World War I isn’t worth taking half as seriously as it takes itself
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4.0
115132
4.0 |
NME
The brothers Brewis attempt to trace modern malaise back to WWI. The result is scattershot, with good ideas buried by a disjointed concept
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