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Tones of Town [Amazon]

Matthew Perpetua: So what did you think of Field Music's set?

Marc Hogan: Their record is so tidy and polite, and yet they managed to get that across almost seamlessly live. Very precise. Very English. It was a bit of a short set, with a few great songs left out, but they're so bashfully charming. And yet it's hard to see a huge mass of Americans clamoring to hear this type of thing.

MP: I was really struck by how much those guys looked and acted exactly as I had imagined them. Really thin and clean-cut, with neat, well-fit and uncluttered clothing. Polite and friendly, but a bit aloof too. They obviously live out their immaculate, uptight aesthetic on every level. The tightness and precision reminded me a lot of Spoon, but they don't have this kinda macho, sexy frontman. They are so reserved and make no attempt to be "rock and roll"; they seem happy to just make this Music For Stylish Introverts. I thought they were really charming whenever they would chat with the crowd.

MH: True, they had that embarrassed (but completely in control) Hugh Grant factor.

MP: Not hilarious, but rather unpretentious, well-adjusted, and good-humored.

Source: Fluxblog.