Field Of Reeds
by These New Puritans

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Field Of Reeds by These New Puritans
Year: 2013
Release date: 2013-06-10
Overall rank: 2,512th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 112 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2013 (50th)
Award Top albums of of the 2010s (408th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,512th)

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Overall rank: 2,512th | 2010s rank: 408th | 2013 rank: 50th  Overall chart history
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73/100 (from 112 votes)
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Field Of Reeds forum mentions

This album has been referenced 21 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
From BestEverAlbums 07/20/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5379): By pinkfreud1981
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. (1977) 2. by by (1963) 4. (1971) 5. by (1999) 6. by (2000) 8. by (1975) 9. by (2011) 10. by (1976) 11. by (1969) 14. by (1979) 15. by (1994) 16. by (2019) 17. by by (1993) 19. by (1973) 20. by (1985) 21. by by (1971) 23. by (1965) 24.…”
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From CharlieBarley 01/03/2026 22:48 in Working My Way Through The BEA Overall Chart
“#. 2564: This was a mellow one. Post rock music is not my favourite genre but this was good. Relaxing. Creates a good atmosphere.”
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From LedZep 02/05/2020 17:09 in You must listen to the album below you: canon edition
“Glad you dug The United States Of America RTB, I've always thought that they're very under appreciated. Great songwriting (maybe not VU great but still), and a pretty influential album too. (1) Most of the comments on RYM are "well this goes nowhere". And it really is true. Great sound, solid songs…”
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From 03/03/2014 07:29 | #105244 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
after a few listens, i'd say its alright. definitely interesting and unique..something to get lost in..but the album is very dreary all the way through.
EDIT: After not hearing this album for quite a long time, i have come back to it out of curiosity and enjoyed it more than ever... i think its just that kind of album.
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From 02/19/2014 23:55 | #103669 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
It's like a graveyard came from the disc itself... actually sounds good.
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75/100
From 11/16/2013 17:56 | #92926 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
The band has taken a completely different turn on this new record and although it's less easy to access there is a great quality to the compositions.
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90/100
From 08/09/2013 19:47 | #83618 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
A beautiful weird mix of late Scott Walker ramblings, post-rock textures and avant-garde compositions. Amazing release !
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From 07/31/2013 18:54 | #82825 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
This album is incredibly interesting to listen to. You have to be impressed by the sheer scope of it. I mean, These New Puritans use just about every instrument you can imagine, this album is almost like a minimalistic symphony of sorts. TNP keep kind of reinventing themselves over each album. This is their third, their first album since 2010’s “Hidden". It’s definitely interesting, the composition and everything. There are moments where the album gets a bit slow, but there are also some moments that are just beautiful. The organ in “Organ Eternal", for example, is beautifully done. It’s a pretty good album, it’ll definitely keep you intrigued for the most part.
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