Label: Memphis Industries – MI0208LPX1
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Clear Plum Coloured
Country: Worldwide
Released: 18 Jun 2022
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Indie Rock
A1 Start The Day Right
A2 It’s Okay To Change
A3 Sorry Again, Mate
A4 A New Town
A5 Choosing Sides
A6 A Prelude To Pilgrim Street
A7 Guillotine
B1 Who’ll Pay The Bills?
B2 So Long Then
B3 Is This The Picture?
B4 From Hide And Seek To Heartache
B5 How Many More Times?
B6 Ce Soir
B7 Just Like Everyone Else
B8 (I Keep Thinking About) A New Thing
Reissued for the first time since its original release in 2012and long since out of print, Plumb is one of Field Music’sbest works, an album that firmly cemented them as one ofthe UK’s most creative and critically acclaimed bands. Itwas nominated for a Mercury Music Prize and receivedhuge praise from the likes of MOJO, Q, UNCUT, TheGuardian and more.
Plumb’s 10 year anniversary edition is limited to 2,000copies worldwide and comes on clear, plum coloured vinylfor Record Store Day 2022.
Plumb digs into the age-old dichotomy between what isreflective or nostalgic and the disorienting immediacy ofthe outside world. Songs such as labyrinthine opener StartThe Day Right, the chugging, minimalist Just LikeEveryone Else and the all a cappella How Many MoreTimes? recall those early-morning/late-night momentswhere dreaming, memory and the present appear fusedtogether. Elsewhere, Who'll Pay The Bills?, Is This ThePicture? and especially Choosing Sides, mine a causticseam of ambivalence towards whatever passes foraspiration and sincerity in to hyper-mediated and mockhysterical times.
Whether the angle is personal or political, throughout therecord there are allusions to the expectations andobligations we all amass. Can we live up to theexpectations we had for ourselves when we had youth andnaivety on our side? Can we be the people we'd like to befor the sake of our loved ones? When we feel sopowerless, what's worth fighting for and what's worthfighting against?
“Plumb is a delicious tasting menu of rock history” – MOJO “These are terrific songs worthy of celebration” –Guardian.