Field of Reeds

These New Puritans release their third album via Infectious Music. Recorded in a series of intensive sessions between April and November 2012, with production duties once again shared by Graham Sutton (Bark Psychosis) and the band's Jack Barnett, 'Field of Reeds' represents another uncompromising shift from a band without peer. The songs on 'Field of Reeds' are more intimate, melodic and personal than the band's previous work, covering subjects such as hope, despair and love. Among the guests on the album are basso profundo Adrian Peacock, renowned British jazz trumpeter Henry Lowther, Dutch contemporary composer Michel van der Aa and Swedish soundtrack arranger Hans Ek. Several songs feature Portuguese jazz singer Elisa Rodrigues, whose voice recalls a combination of her namesake, Amalia Rodrigues, and Billie Holiday. Respected mixing engineer Mark 'Spike' Stent mixed the record.The CD includes gatefold format artwork that folds out to show aerial imagery of the band, a 12-page booklet, embossed and spot varnished finishes, lyrics, scanned musical-working drawings and sketches.The LP features two 33 rpm vinyls, three sides of which are playable; the fourth side contains an etching. The vinyl comes with polythene lined paper record sleeves, two 11 inch square inserts, which contain lyrics and artwork. Embossed and spot varnished finishes plus Download.