We decided on Field Music because we didn't want it to sound like a band, it’s nothing to do with nature! We’re not really a band as such… The idea of Field Music was to try and make a real record, not to be in a band. It’s not that organised.

Has anything changed since your debut album?

The first album took a long time to do. We did lots of recordings, released a few records and we always got to the end of them thinking that it still didn't sound like a real record. When the second album came round, we’d become quite good as a live band so this album does have a performance element to it. We've got a lot more interesting guitar sounds going on and we used different places to record for different effects, like the ladies toilets in the studio!

Why did you decide to produce everything yourselves?

Well that goes back to us not really being a band. We've always recorded our own stuff, so we'd find it really difficult to have a producer. We're not that impressed with the sounds on other people's records these days. Records are made to be radio hits and there are certain techniques you have to use to make it sound good in nightclubs. That's not really a very interesting way of making a record.

Which other bands on the scene are you interested in at the moment?
We're bored by British music right now. It's not very creative, there's a real lack of imagination and people are only really concerned with being fashionable.

Why should people buy your album?

If you're going to buy music, buy something that has made an honest attempt at making something good, not the rubbish shit that we’re told to buy!

FIELD MUSIC'S 'TONES OF TOWN' IS OUT NOW (MEMPHIS INDUSTRIES)

TEXT: LAUREN TONES