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<strong>Other lives</strong>: Actor and writer who appeared in the West End and opposite Mel Smith in the TV show Smith & Goody

On the north Northumberland coast, mixed farmers Guy Douglas and Peter Brewis are working together to ferment their farmyard manure to create a highly

Well-matched bill catches art-pop outfits as they push forward. Review by Kieron Tyler

New music from Dinosaur Jr., Todd Snider and more Dinosaur Jr., "Sweep It Into Space" (Jagjaguwar) Indie rocks perpetually good-natured uncles offer up their first full-length album in five years. J Mascis, Lou Barlow and Murph prove, once again, they are the quiet masters of loud, hazy rock n roll with shaggy-dog charm.  The trio never sets off seismic shifts in its sound, but grows more nuanced and assured with each offering. Mascis straight-ahead melodies poke their heads out from a blank...

Last modified on Sun 25 Apr 2021 04.13 EDT Followers of Sunderland’s Field Music – David and Peter Brewis and associates – revel in the band’s on-beat, cerebral funk. Any simplification of their filigreed sensibility might be seen as dumbing down. But simplify is precisely what Field Music have done. Do Me a Favour is an out-and-out pop song with a 4/4 beat and simple chords elevated by the elasticity of the brothers’ twin falsettos. With a wry wink, the video for No Pr...

  It’s a sunny morning in Sunderland and the Brewis brothers – David in the band’s studio, Peter at home in his living room – have convened over Zoom to discuss what they call the first “proper” album by their band since 2018. The genre-defying duo have led Field Music since its inception in 2004, razing the landscapes of the indie, pop and art-rock worlds via an eclectic CV that encompasses numerous albums, soundtracks, concept albums and side projects. They even...

Christian Eede , February 24th, 2021 19:30 On the new record, the brothers wanted to make "something which just feels good and feels physical" Field Music have shared details of a new album, Flat White Moon. Following swiftly on from the continuous 2020 album Making A New World, the new record finds the Brewis brothers wanting to have fun. "We say it all the time: You make music with your ears and your brain first. But I trust my ears and my brain, so lets make something which just feels goo...

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall five stars INTERNATIONAL collaboration may be crucial to the success of Celtic Connections, not least as the first non-Edinburgh event to attract support from the Scottish Government’s Expo Fund, but partnerships forged more locally can be just as valuable and inspiring. The 9th edition of the Roaming Roots Review, hosted as ever by Roddy Hart with his superb band The Lonesome Fire, never strayed that far from home in its recruitment policy, but the mix of guest tal...