Music For Drifters
by Field Music
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. AllMusic
    Jul 24, 2015
    70
    Ultimately, Music for Drifters ebbs and flows with the documentary, moving from idyllic seaside splendor to foreboding mid-ocean swells and back again.
  2. Drowned In Sound
    Jul 22, 2015
    70
    Music for Drifters definitely represents a diversion from whatever constitutes Field Music’s ‘normal’ work, but it’s also an unquestionably lovely addition to their impeccable discography.
  3. Mojo
    Jul 13, 2015
    80
    The compelling, all-instrumental 39-minute studio performance remains recognisably a Field Music creation. [Aug 2015, p.94]
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  5. musicOMH.com
    Jul 23, 2015
    80
    Something cleansing, refreshing and captivating, much like a dip in the sea. Once again, they’ve managed it here.
  6. New Musical Express (NME)
    Jul 13, 2015
    80
    As an instrumental score, fans may miss the clever kitchen sink turns of phrase that have populated Field Music lyrics since 2005’s self-titled debut, but Music For Drifters breaks down the band’s distinctive sound to its raw DNA.
  7. The Guardian
    Jul 23, 2015
    80
    It stands on its own, too: as with all of their creations, the gentle dusting of a hi-hat and the nervous wobble of a xylophone undulate and entwine as if the instruments are in conversation.
  8. The Quietus
    Aug 4, 2015
    80
    Music For Drifters is another fine showcase for the prodigious talents of this Sunderland twosome.
  9. Uncut
    Jul 13, 2015
    70
    It shuns the cliches of oceanic atmospherics. [Aug 2015, p.73]
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