Music:
Member Since: 5/26/2004
Band Website: fieldingland.com
Band Members:
eric b. -
vocals/guitar/high ranking member of the skulls secret society
kevin p. -
guitar/vocals/bass/thinks he's going to live forever
beth b. -
keyboards/vocals/
accordian/violin/bass/secret weapon imported from belfast
aaron b. -
bass/keyboards/gambler with an ace up his sleeve
adam f. -
drums/percussion/tells crying 2 year olds to shut up
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Influences: beatles, beach boys, the frames, flaming lips, neil young, wilco, radiohead, ben folds, elvis costello, bob dylan, nirvana, a-ha, crowded house, cat stevens, u2, superdrag, jon brion, the verve, built to spill, elliot smith, aimee mann, sigur ros, michael penn, coldplay, rachmaninov, stones, smiths, the rentals, beck, bjork, ernest hemingway, george orwell, nick hornby douglas coupland. cold weather. sunshine. all things blue collar. ass kickers and underdogs.
Sounds Like: "Subtlety is not dead; it merely feels that way if you listen to too much radio...Fielding stoke the fires, making nuanced rock with melodic guilelessness and winsome sophistication. Think Travis at the British band's lushest, or the Get Up Kids, if the Midwesterners got out more..." -Kevin Bronson,"Buzz Bands" Los Angeles Times
No surprise their audience exploded and currently boasts all of Silver Lake and pretty much every A&R kid who's looking to score the next big indie-band-gone-gold. Ellen Griley,"Aloud and Alive In 2005
Our favorite bands of next year, predicted this year"OC Weekly
sweet like late BADFINGER and nearly as irritated as JELLO BIAFRA a lone hollyhock in a truckload of turnips.MeanStreet Magazine
Perfect Soundtrack for: a windows down, sunroof open summertime car ride; a lazy day at the beach; "a slow fuck in the afternoon."... 8/10. Mammoth Press
...they're much more akin to Doves, Coldplay, and The Verve. Comparisons schmarisons, they're excellent..."--LA-UNDERGROUND
decorated with just enough clever pop flourish as to make it fascinating from moment to moment... quite good!-- MilesOfMusic.com
"There actually was a time when the phrase "Alternative Rock" really meant something, when it stood for something unique and different that could be found on your radio dial... fielding remembers those days and they are indeed a welcome wake up call..."--Long Beach View
Fielding are the true American heroes.--Rich Kane, OC Weekly
Record Label: The Militia Group
Type of Label: Indie
