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Dec 08, 2015 By Christopher Roberts Field Music

Britain’s Field Music (anchored by brothers Peter and David Brewis) are releasing their new album, Commontime, on February 5, 2016 via Memphis Industries. Previously the band shared the album’s first single, “The Noisy Days Are Over.” Now the song has a video, which you can watch below.

“The Noisy Days Are Over” is fun sax-filled song about two friends growing up and leaving behind their hard drinking days to “get to bed like everyone else.” The video plays off this theme and features a man (played by artist/musician/DJ Graeme “Grassi” Hopper) wandering around the band’s hometown of Sunderland, looking to get into trouble, but constantly being confronted by Field Music (on screens and in person) reminding him that it might be time to settle down.

Andy Martin directed the video. Field Music’s Peter Brewis, who came up with the video’s concept, had this to say about the clip in a press release: “Andy and Graeme pulled off something visually stunning, as well as being very funny. It’s a perfect commentary to the song and it works as a snapshot of our little cultural sphere in Sunderland in the same way the [Field Music] video for ‘You’re Not Supposed To’ did nine years ago.”

Prince recently tweeted out a link to the audio of “The Noisy Days Are Over,” which has alas since been taken down.

Commontime also features, as a press release states, “original Field Music keyboardist Andrew Moore, Peter’s wife Jennie Brewis and new member of the live band Liz Corney on vocals, plus a panoply of other players.”

Below is “The Noisy Days Are Over” video, followed by the band’s tour dates.

Field Music Tour Dates:

Feb 25 Newcastle, The Cluny
Feb 26 Newcastle, The Cluny
Feb 28 York, The Duchess
Mar 03 Cardiff, The Globe
Mar 04 Exeter Phoenix, Exeter
Mar 05 Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
Mar 10 Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
Mar 11 Manchester, Band on the Wall
Mar 13 Glasgow, CCA
Mar 18 London, Islington Assembly Hall
Mar 19 Southampton, Engine Rooms
Mar 20 Brighton, The Haunt
Mar 24, Washington DC, DC9
Mar 25, Philadelphia, Johnny Brenda’s
Mar 26, New York, NY, Rough Trade
Mar 27, Boston, MA, Great Scott
Mar 29, Seattle, WA, Crocodile
Mar 30, Portland, OR, Doug Fir
Apr 01, San Francisco, CA, Independent