On its debut EP, "7 From The Village," Fields offers up an intoxicating mix of sunny harmonies and searing shoe-gazer soundscapes.
Although grounded in the psychedelic-folk sound of the 70s, Fields is neither slow, nor boring, nor stoned.
Acoustic guitars and harmonic vocals are layered on top of each other to create an overwhelming wall of sound - the instruments aren't electric, but the sound Field makes is.
At times, it sounds like lead vocalist Nick Peill is backed by an entire chorus - like a pastoral Polyphonic Spree or some unholy union of Radiohead and Fleetwood Mac.
On other songs like the sweetly sung duet "Brittlesticks," Thorunn Antonia plays a delightful Jenny Lewis to Peill's Ben Gibbard.
Although the comparisons to Crosby, Stills and Nash aren't unwarranted, this is resolutely modern music.
Opening track, "Song For The Fields," builds a hypnotic, circular pattern off a single guitar, then slowly expands it to a full-scale freak out of drums, synthesizers and noise.
The futuristic touches, though subtle, matter.
"Brittlesticks" has a keyboard that sounds like a bouncing ball, and glitchy electronic drums underpin "A Slow Crawling Hand."
After the noise is gone, though, the melodies stick around; 7 From The Village is the most immediately accessible, engaging and memorable music I've heard in a long time.
Fields is currently on tour with Bloc Party in the UK.
The group's spellbinding live show hits the second day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 28, and their upcoming full-length "Everything Last Winter" hits stores in early April.
Reach the reporter at samuel.gavin@asu.edu.
