Galway band Field Trip are set for an exciting week as they will finally release a new album with a new music video and live show to celebrate! Find out more here...
An album written and recorded several years ago by friends who haven’t played together in as many years, Field Trip are set to make an emphatic return to the Irish music scene this Spring when they release a new album, Foreign Land, with a music video and live show to celebrate the occasion.
Field Trip are a garage/jangle-pop band from Galway City on Ireland's west coast. They released a string of singles and EPs in the late 2010s which garnered a cult following and attracted crowds to gigs all over Ireland and at some of the country’s favourite music festivals such as Electric Picnic, Body & Soul, and Arcadian Fields. Field Trip went on to play support slots for some of the hottest Irish indie bands of the time such as Silverbacks, The Clockworks, Squarehead, Oh Boland, So Cow and many more, before the band took an extended hiatus while members of the band emigrated, got new jobs, and moved further along life’s windy path.
Galway band Field Trip
Now, they announce their triumphant return to live music with a gig to celebrate the release of their new album, Foreign Land (LISTEN HERE). This much-anticipated show takes place in the Mechanics Institute in Galway on Saturday April 19th - not the first surprise reappearance to take place on Easter weekend! Tickets for the show can be purchased on the door for €12 or in advance via Eventbrite for €10 plus booking fee by tapping HERE.
Foreign Land was recorded by Field Trip in the Summer of 2018, in a classroom of Scoil Chaitríona and in the living room of a house on Sandy Road. The songs harbour a nostalgia for a time long gone, where friends lived in each other’s footsteps for the briefest of moments. Foreign Land is one last attempt at smelling the flowers of youth before embracing the steady rhythms of life. The album features crowd favourites from bygone gigs such as ‘Parnell Avenue’ and ‘I Get Down’ along with previously unheard tracks such as ‘Death at a Birthday Party’ and ‘Forget Those Eyes’.
"The songs are reflective of the people we no longer are… moved on, grown up and matured. These songs could not be written by us today."
In anticipation of the album release, Field Trip premiered the music video for ‘I Get Down’ on March 23rd. Starring Jack Niland & Lola, this short and sweet story of love and longing was Directed & Edited by Field Trip’s drummer, Paul Casserly, and the visuals perfectly match the bittersweetness of the music itself.
Watch the music video for Field Trip's 'I Get Down' right here...
All songs on Foreign Land were written and recorded by Field Trip; Wayne Foy on guitar and vocals, Sean Walsh on guitar and vocals, Paul Casserly on drums, additional instrumentation from Simon McDonagh and Niall Murphy. Foreign Land was mixed by Fiachra McCarthy and mastered by Stephen Quinn and Jamie Hyland, with album artwork designed by Leona Smyth.
Follow @field_trip_galway on Instagram to keep up to date and check out their Spotify or Bandcamp to have a listen!
PREVIOUS PRAISE FOR FIELD TRIP
"Fans of artists such as Mac Demarco, Guided By Voices and Foxygen take note - this is how you make lo-fi pop." - Louder Than Words
"...pop songs full of beauty, melody, killer riffs and jostling reverberating guitars. Their live shows are 110% creamytown." - The Thin Air
"Although somewhat under the radar, Field Trip’s swaying, infectious tunes are not without energy; coupled with engaging words and plucky guitar… a tangy cocktail of all the juicy bits of Irish garage pop music today." - The University Observer
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