aaamusic | On 27, Feb 2013

NEW LINE UP ANNOUNCEMENT

Freshly confirmed for 2013 is KING KRULE who is already being feted as one of the best and brightest of 2013. He brings his bleak but beautiful tales of discontent; guitar-led dub lullabies, swathed in his distinctive sneering vocals to Field Day. Think Leonard Cohen, Billy Bragg and Burial meets Django Reinhardt!

Also on board are firm favourites of The Quietus, 5-piece band TOY who surf the cosmic channels of krautrock, cruising along on motoric beats, waving at pals The Horrors and tipping their hats to Syd Barrett as they chug through hypnotic, psychedelic pop songs.

Known for celebrating the return to everything that’s good about loud, ecstatic live music, are the Canadian band METZ, who give nods to the likes of Nation of Ulysses, Shellac, The Pixies, The Jesus Lizard, and Public Image Ltd.

They will be playing alongside STEALING SHEEP, known for their noisily drenched voodoo-pop, in the hazy shape of psychedelic folktronica from their critically acclaimed debut album ‘Into The Diamond Sun’; expect medieval synths, hypnotic beats, spiraling whammy guitars, mystical harmonies and apocalyptic thunder drones.

Also at Field Day this year are GUARDS, who pull from the shimmer and shine of ’70’s power pop groups, the big guitar choruses of Grunge, some psych rock, the straight ahead drive of ’60’s rock and soul, and a little bit of early ’80’s New Wave. Alongside them will be GABRIEL BRUCE who were recently described by fellow Field Day’ers Palma Violets as “one of the best performers out there at the moment, this is one of the best pop tracks that I’ve heard in donkey’s years”.

Eat Your Own Ears favourites DARK BELLS will spin a beguiling web of haunting yet melodic sounds built on the bricks of post-punk with the atmosphere of an act you might have found on 4AD in 1983; while the Australian MT WARNING will play their first ever UK show and festival, as they deliver a hazy dose of pop splendor that is reminiscent of The National, Local Natives and Broken Bells.

TICKETS: http://www.fielddayfestivals.com/tickets/

………….

RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY STAGE

We are also very happy to welcome the Red Bull Music Academy back this year, who will be hosting a stage at Field Day. Joining previously announced AMATEUR BEST and EGYPTIAN HIP HOP, are the freshest and hottest new acts of the electronic music world.

With Field Day following hot on the heels of this year’s Academy in New York, three artists, fresh from their stint there, join the RBMA stage at Field Day for their first post-graduation outings, namely: auteur of experimental pop tapestries RUDI ZYGADLO, the soulfully serene 2-stepper Koreless and cross-genre bass wunderkind THROWING SNOW. Check out an exclusive stream atwww.redbull.co.uk/fieldday of Throwing Snow’s When Doves Linger, performed for the first time at last week’s Atoms for Peace launch. The track is a mash up of Throwing Snow’s Lingerwell and Prince’s When Doves Cry.

Known for their entrancing vocals and kraut experimentation, the adventurous Sydney based JAGWAR MA merge guitar rock with club music and will be playing new tracks from their highly anticipated debut album out in May.

New electrofunk wunderkind BOBBY TANK, who makes music that sounds like a mosaic of every great electronic dance style of the past 30 years, fusing dubstep, drum’n’bass, glossy soul and high tech funk, will play alongside rising producer and musician Kwes, known for his collaborations with The xx, Hot Chip, Leftfield and DELS, and who will play his critically acclaimed avant-pop at Field Day 2013.

RAINY MILO will bring the chilly atmospherics of her beautiful EP ‘Limey’ featuring collaborations with the likes of Chet Faker and Ariel Pink producer Cole MGN. WhileDUOLOGUE will immerse listeners into a hauntingly atmospheric world, combining soaring strings and guitar melodies with electronic glitches in a contrasting way that will leave the audience rapt, alongside Leeds’ finest export Happa.

Also playing the Red Bull Music Academy stage will be newcomer DJ J. MARINETTI. His first release ‘Dive’ beckons and entices with its perpetual beat and rich sumptuous vocals and was handpicked by Thom Yorke and Nigel Godrich for his first show supporting Atoms for Peace. We’re sure this is the start of something big for Marinetti.