Field Music - Commontime

Commontime is the sixth full-length studio album by English prog-pop band Field Music, recorded in their Sunderland studio and released on Memphis Industries Records on 5 February 2016 on CD and orange/green-coloured vinyl. The album marks the return of former keyboardist Andrew Moore, in a smaller role, and a shift towards the R&B and funk-like style earlier exhibited on David Brewis's second solo record as School of Language (Old Fears) and "Let's Write a Book" and "A New Town", previous singles by the band.

The album's lyrics were heavily inspired by the new family lives of both brothers since Plumb, with at least two songs being explicitly addressed to the brothers' children ("The Morning Is Waiting" and "Stay Awake"), and it was Peter's son's love of Hall & Oates and American number-one singles that shaped the less fractured, more accessible structure and style of the album. Elsewhere, "Trouble at the Lights" is described as being about Peter Brewis's "dislike of Range Rovers and the political class of people who seem to drive them".[1]

Lead single, "The Noisy Days Are Over", received a brief endorsement by musician Prince on Twitter.

Tracklist

1. The Noisy Days Are Over

2. Disappointed

3. But Not for You

4. I'm Glad

5. Don't You Want to Know What's Wrong?

6. How Should I Know If You've Changed?

7. Trouble at the Lights

8. They Want You to Remember

9. It's a Good Thing

10. The Morning Is Waiting for You

11. Indeed It Is

12. That's Close Enough for Now

13. Same Name

14. Stay Awake