The thing about Field Music’s songs is that they all snap together in such satisfying ways. Everything is just so; it’s all tight, seamless, polished. This is exhilarating when the songs have unpredictable melodies; it’s way frustrating on the few occasions when the songs just kind of grind along. Luckily on Commontime (the new LP), Field Music sound inventive, playful, and energetic—this is definitely the best and most consistent LP they’ve released in a while and it has some of their catchiest songs. Disappointed is the type of song that you listen to once and have in your head for a week (I woke up with this song in my head the other night, which was enjoyable (albeit a little intense at 3 in the morning)).Footnote: Field Music are from Sunderland, in the northeast of England. Sunderland has, for as long as I’ve been watching English soccer, had a pretty dysfunctional team—which means that, if the brothers Brewis are fans of the team, they are well acquainted with disappointment. Disappointment served steadily, in manifold forms, over many, many years. I know the song Disappointed is not about Sunderland Football Club, but it should be.[BUY Commontime]