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• Field of Reeds by These New Puritans is a breathtaking transformationan immersive and ambitious album where post-punk roots dissolve into a sweeping neoclassical and art-rock landscape. The record unfolds with haunting orchestral arrangements, ethereal vocals, and rich, atmospheric textures that seem to draw the mist and marshes of Essex into sound. Its dense yet delicate, mysterious yet deeply affecting, marking a courageous reinvention that unveils the band’s boldest, most emotionally articulate work to date.

  Every track is a carefully sculpted soundscape: from the ghostly rendition of This Guys in Love With You to the hypnotic swell of V (Island Song) and the minimalist grace of Organ Eternal, the album moves like a living, breathing organism. Its a work of profound artistry, demanding patience and rewarding listeners with layers of nuance, emotion, and imagination. This is music that rewards immersionquiet, expansive, and strikingly beautiful.

  Reviews

  It sees the Southend group all but shed any associations they once had with the wider rock world, reinventing themselves as a neo-classical ensemble. The result is an uncompromisingly self-possessed record whose intimate qualities shouldnt be mistaken for an easy listen its clearest analog is Talk Talks Spirit of Eden. Pitchfork

  Filled with eerie lulls and sudden, discombobulating rushes of noise Despite the fog, though, Field Of Reeds finer moments border on being stupendously iridescent. NME

  The juxtaposition of the two suggests to me a place unsettled and undefined, mysterious and strange Field Of Reeds should be celebrated for what it is, an exploration of a British hinterland, both geographical and artistic. The Quietus

  There are no simple entry points it demands engagement, and to be taken as a whole Give yourself over to whats not only a 21st-century masterpiece, but also something timeless that will resonate whenever you find it. Record Collector

• Artist: These New Puritans Label: Infectious Music Format: LP Units: 2 Country: Europe Genre: Punk & Alternative Style: Art Rock, Experimental, Post Rock

• A1 This Guy’S In Love With You
  A2 Fragment Two
  A3 The Light In Your Name
  B1 V (Island Song)
  B2 Spiral
  B3 Organ Eternal
  C1 Nothing Else
  C2 Dream
  C3 Field Of Reeds