"Emma's House" over and over
Also "White"
― Evan, Sunday, 17 December 2023 23:11 (five months ago) link
"the killing field mice" omg
someone I'm pals with on RYM made a list of essential tweepop and put their big 1998 compilation on it. The first half of Disc 1 is amazing
― imago, Sunday, 17 December 2023 23:27 (five months ago) link
they are wonderful. so are trembling blue stars, I think some of the songwriting there hits new heights for him but there's something special about the field mice
― J Edgar Noothgrush (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Monday, 18 December 2023 03:37 (five months ago) link
LJ may I recommend the twee Coil stylings of "Humblebee" (IIRC not on that comp)?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVNWnn67X8c
― etc, Monday, 18 December 2023 20:48 (five months ago) link
Thanks, will try shortly!
I liked Disc 2 almost even more than Disc 1 in the end, there's some fantastic stuff buried deep within it. Always runs the risk of getting stuck in a sort of corny trance but there's so much lovely work throughout. The bassist is a hero
― imago, Monday, 18 December 2023 20:59 (five months ago) link
They are synonymous with twee in many circles, but there is so much more to them than that.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 18 December 2023 21:02 (five months ago) link
Absolutely. There's some serious (and highly varied) pastoral evocation going on here
― imago, Monday, 18 December 2023 21:05 (five months ago) link
holland street is a dazzling instrumental
― brimstead, Monday, 18 December 2023 21:22 (five months ago) link
i adore "missing the moon" but i've never really dug into them beyond that
― ufo, Monday, 18 December 2023 21:33 (five months ago) link
“letting go” is really gorgeous and dreamy too, I don’t think it’s on the Shinkansen comp.
― brimstead, Monday, 18 December 2023 21:40 (five months ago) link
"Other Galaxies" is pretty epic by their standards, and only shows up on a Waaah! comp if I recall. They also recorded a version of Loop's "Burning Sky" for a Waaah! flexidisc. There could be an amazing collection of experimental stuff by The Field Mice in which the word "twee" dare not be spoken.
― henry s, Monday, 18 December 2023 21:48 (five months ago) link
only field mice I own is For Keeps and it has such an inventive and surprising mix of styles, much more than I expected from their twee rep
― the world is your octopus (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Monday, 18 December 2023 21:50 (five months ago) link
I'm not super familiar with the Field Mice catalog but "Fabulous Friend" sounds like it came straight off of R.E.M.'s Reckoning, which is a very good thing in my book.
― The king of the demo (bernard snowy), Monday, 18 December 2023 21:56 (five months ago) link
Too many people here need to explore more it seems
― Evan, Monday, 18 December 2023 21:56 (five months ago) link
this song from a Peel Session is so good, v New Orderish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_27IUnBk1o
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Monday, 18 December 2023 22:13 (five months ago) link
― brimstead, Monday, 18 December 2023 21:22 (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink
this one absolutely leapt out at me yeah
― imago, Monday, 18 December 2023 22:39 (five months ago) link
Humblebee was lovely ty!
― imago, Monday, 18 December 2023 22:47 (five months ago) link
ditto Anoint
― imago, Monday, 18 December 2023 22:53 (five months ago) link
"Below The Stars" has a lovely Lazer Guided Melodies vibe. More of this sort of thing please!
― The king of the demo (bernard snowy), Tuesday, 19 December 2023 19:24 (five months ago) link
Another obscure good one, originally given away on vinyl with Bob Stanley’s old Caff zine. Goes for a small fortune nowadays
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYsMIDKeMCI
― piscesx, Wednesday, 20 December 2023 13:26 (five months ago) link