Field Music, "Share The Words" (2010)
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My mom makes the best meatloaf sandwiches. I used to try to copy her sandwiches, but inevitably, I got too greedy and put on too much of some ingredient or couldn't resist adding something extra that threw it all off. She got everything exactly right, though: never too many or too few ingredients and with the exact right amount of each.

Field Music is like my mom's meatloaf sandwiches. In concept, it's sloppy and indulgent, but with everything in perfect proportion, it tastes like fine dining. There's just enough rawk in the chorus of "Share The Words" to want to take the air guitar out of its case, but not enough to feel heavy or cheesy. The guitar in the verses has just enough of a funk hitch to keep it from sounding mechanical, but not enough to sound like it has anything to do with the genre. It's gritty, but feels real and never lo-fi. It's thoughtful but heartfelt.

It's really tasty.