Blog: Stereogum

Early this year we highlighted School Of Language , the solo project of Field Music's David Brewis. David's FM bandmate and brother Peter is busy with a new band, too. They're called The Week That Was and recently released their excellent self-titled debut, conceived as an information age crime drama. Peter was the original drummer of the Futureheads and carries elements of their angular post-punk to his current work, but TWTW's best moments are gentler, darker. The lean riffs and tumbling percussion that kick off LP opener "Learn To Learn" recall Drums and Wires -era XTC with a [...]

• The Week That Was - "Learn To Learn" » The Week That Was - Learn To Learn.mp3
• The Week That Was - "The Story Waits For... » The Week That Was - The Story Waits For ....mp3