Field Music - Plumb (CD, Vinyl LP)

Field Music are keeping the Rock N' Roll dream alive. They play those songs like they damn well mean it and somehow still manage to sound fresh to my ears even though their sound is basically a Supertramp/10CC/Beatles/Led Zeppelin hybrid. How they manage to keep squeezing awesome tracks out of this tried and tested AOR rock formula is beyond me but their grasp on the fundamentals is second to none. They are the modern age's finest example of true rock orientated pop music...the way it used to be done back in the frickin' '70s and early '80s. So 'Plumb' is the third album from Sunderland siblings Peter and David Brewis and it looks to be business as usual for the lads. Fantastic guitar playing, shuffle worthy beats, tight arrangements and beautiful vocal harmonies. Occasionally a string laden, almost film score-esque jam or a synth orientated moment may come into play but mainly 'Plumb' works on the brothers perfect marriage of classic rock influences and hard funk rhythms. I'd love to know who plays drums on this record. The man is a demon! Lads, if you're listening...if you know a drummer better than Mark Simms you need to let us know who he is. Oh, and thanks for another fantastic record. 5/5, etc.