{"title":"David Brewis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Brewis is a talented artist known for his work as a member of the Kane Gang and his involvement in production and guitar work on various releases from the Kitchenware Records label in the mid 1980s. With a strong presence in the music industry, David's contributions have left a lasting impact on the Newcastle music scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring his time with the Kane Gang, David showcased his musical abilities and helped shape their unique sound. Additionally, he played a crucial role in producing and adding guitar elements to numerous tracks released by Kitchenware Records, further solidifying his reputation as an influential figure within the industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note that David Brewis should not be confused with another individual who shares the same name but is affiliated with different projects.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-soft-struggles","title":"The Soft Struggles","description":"\u003cp\u003eDavid Brewis of the band Field Music releases his debut solo record \u003ci\u003eThe Soft Struggles\u003c\/i\u003e. After three albums as School of Language, David Brewis’s next contribution to the ever-expanding Field Music universe is this jazz-inflected acoustic record. It is also be the second album release on Field Music’s newly formed Daylight Saving Records label, intended as the home for the Brewis brothers’ extra-curricular projects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Soft Struggles \u003c\/i\u003eveers away from Field Music’s eclectic palette and instead leans into the luminous spontaneity of Van Morrison’s \u003ci\u003eAstral Weeks\u003c\/i\u003e and the breathy, string-laden chamber pop of Colin Blunstone’s \u003ci\u003eOne Year.\u003c\/i\u003e Several of the tracks were built around a single day of live recording at Field Music’s studio in Sunderland, with David’s brother Peter on drums, Sarah Hayes (Admiral Fallow, You Tell Me) on piano and flute and Faye MacCalman (Archipelago) on clarinet and saxophone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“There’s something a bit magical about a bunch of musicians together in a room being thrown in at the deep end,” says David,  “So many of my favourite records were made quickly by musicians sitting a few feet from each other, playing songs they’d never even heard before the session began. 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A chord sheet, a set of lyrics, a brief chat about tempo and then, okay comrades, see you at the other side.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe soft struggles of the songs themselves touch on weariness and loss, disappointments allayed or accepted, anxieties overcome or temporarily elbowed aside, sometimes grasping for romantic, or parental, wisdom, and when wisdom isn’t quite in reach, there are songs of consolation and wry hopefulness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe album also features contributions from singer Eve Cole, trombones by David Smith and Craig Hissett, saxophones on The Last Day by Pete Fraser, and strings courtesy of regular Field Music collaborators Ed Cross, Jo Montgomery, Chrissie Slater and Ele Leckie.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Daylight Saving Records","offers":[{"title":"Pink LP | Signed Copy | Rough Trade Exclusive","offer_id":50421221818699,"sku":"2000378","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50421219295563,"sku":"2000377","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50421215887691,"sku":"2000376","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/4ujkXyfq_658e6a41_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726756358"},{"product_id":"what-do-you-call-it-from-grass-roots-to-the-golden-era-of-rap","title":"What Do You Call It? 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