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Fields

Junip

Fields

Debut album of folk / krautrock / psychedelia from the Swedish trio featuring singer-songwriter José González

ADM rating[?]

7.0

Label
City Slang
UK Release date
20/09/2010
  1. 8.5 |   Rave Magazine

    Those turned off by the insubstantiality of González’s previous efforts may find they can get some purchase on the stronger songwriting and thicker sound on display on Fields
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  2. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    This is an album to savour when autumn leaves are falling – and through the rest of the year, too
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  3. 8.0 |   Q

    There's an invigorating, charging energy to Junip's Krautrock-meets-country soul. Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   Mojo

    They offer a plangent palette of nylon string guitars and multi-textured keyboards. Print edition only

  5. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    It’s alternatively meditative and circular, spewing out looping beats and hazy Rhodes
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  6. 7.5 |   Pitchfork

    Fields' dearth of surprises makes it a little disappointing even for those with more conventional tastes
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  7. 7.0 |   BBC

    When Junip are coasting along, their subdued virtues are impossible to ignore
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  8. 7.0 |   Blurt

    An admirable attempt at fusing modern folk with alternative intent
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  9. 7.0 |   Clash

    Earthy, enigmatic and possessed of a refreshing lightness of touch
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  10. 7.0 |   Spin

    Fleshed out with sinister synths and laid-back drums, the Swedish folkie's songs breathe and groove like never before
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  11. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Print edition only

  12. 6.0 |   State

    In amongst the expected folk and the dark-pop of his alternative ballads, there’s also a weighty element here
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  13. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    This is a Junip record, but it’s hard not to see Fields as another solid entry in Jose Gonzalez’s discography
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  14. 5.0 |   NME

    A tasteful aural curtain of an album without much of a view beyond
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