Tones of Town is the second studio album by indie rock band Field Music. It was released on 22 January 2007. "In Context" (w/b 'Off & On'), "A House Is Not a Home" (w/b 'Logic') and "She Can Do What She Wants" (w/b 'Sit Tighter', an alternate version of 'Sit Tight') were released as singles.

Tones of Town
Studio album by
Released22 January 2007
GenreIndie rock
Length31:41
LabelMemphis Industries
Field Music chronology
Write Your Own History
(2006)
Tones of Town
(2007)
Field Music (Measure)
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Drowned in Sound10/10[3]
The Guardian[4]
The Observer[5]
Pitchfork7.3/10[6]
The Sunday Times[7]
The Times[8]
Uncut[9]

Track listing

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  1. "Give It Lose It Take It" – 3:56
  2. "Sit Tight" – 3:02
  3. "Tones of Town" – 3:06
  4. "A House Is Not a Home" – 2:36
  5. "Kingston" – 1:54
  6. "Working to Work" – 2:51
  7. "In Context" – 3:37
  8. "A Gap Has Appeared" – 2:01
  9. "Closer at Hand" – 2:30
  10. "Place Yourself" – 3:01
  11. "She Can Do What She Wants"/"Outro" – 3:07

Personnel

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Field Music
  • Peter Brewis
  • David Brewis
  • Andrew Moore
Additional personnel
  • Emma Fisk – violins
  • Rachel Davis – violins
  • Peter Richardson – cello
  • Peter Gofton – vibraphone
  • Graeme Hopper – vibraphone

References

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  1. ^ "Tones Of Town by Field Music". Metacritic.com.
  2. ^ Tones of Town at AllMusic
  3. ^ "Album Review: Field Music - Tones of Town". DrownedInSound.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  4. ^ Clarke, Betty (19 January 2007). "CD: Field Music, Tones of Town". Theguardian.com.
  5. ^ Thompson, Ben (18 February 2007). "CD: Field Music, Tones of Town". Theguardian.com.
  6. ^ "Field Music: Tones of Town: Pitchfork Record Review". 10 February 2007. Archived from the original on 10 February 2007.
  7. ^ "TLS - Times Literary Supplement". The Times. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011.
  8. ^ "TLS - Times Literary Supplement". The Times. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011.
  9. ^ "Field Music - Tones of Town - Uncut.co.uk". Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.