Fielded Ninety Thirty Thirty

Born from dreams of science-fiction and a desire to decode a whirlwind of experience, FIELDED's sophomore album Ninety Thirty Thirty is a freaky cosmic pop opus. Each song is an installment in a series from some cinematic drifter's wasteland. They are outer space transmissions, but also quite intuitive and direct with stories and melodies unfolding at the same time. The current project of LINDSAY POWELL (of GA'AN and SKYBLAZER), Fielded's music is led by and built around Powell's vocal operatics. On her debut release Terrageist and recent split with Alex Barnett, Powell's vocal layering and manipulation provided the song's foundations, as well as much of the instrumentation and textures. On Ninety Thirty Thirty, Powell's arrangements went from a'cappella soliloquies to fully arranged mood-melters adding collaborators into the mix. It's Fielded's first album that works more than just the voice, embarking on a more fulfilling journey of musicianship, songwriting, and divadom. Throughout the record she explores her side of the song utilizing thick, warped vocals, synth arrangements, and drum programming-while simultaneously inviting others to come up with their own parts with very little guidance, allowing for that exciting element of chance. The result is futurist vocal-driven pop steeped in the heavily arranged art-rock structures of the '70s and '80s; each song pulls you in upon first listen but the instrumentation leaves much to unravel and repeatedly return.