The Field Mice were the most popular band on the indie label Sarah Records. Initially a duo from South London suburb of Mitcham comprising Bob Wratten and Michael Hiscock, their first EP, "Emma's House," was released in late 1988. But it was with their second single Sensitive that they first received significant critical attention with a subsequent placing in John Peel's 1989 Festive 50.

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  • The Field Mice were the most popular band on the indie label Sarah Records. Initially a duo from South London suburb of Mitcham comprising Bob Wratten and Michael Hiscock, their first EP, "Emma's House," was released in late 1988. But it was with their second single Sensitive that they first received significant critical attention with a subsequent placing in John Peel's 1989 Festive 50. Over a three year career the band were often dogged with the reputation of having a post-C86 indiepop or generic Sarah Records sound despite producing tracks with numerous styles and influences. Early singles and even their sleeves harked back to early Factory Records bands such as New Order and The Wake, with many tracks often featuring sequencers and samples. Many of the group's recordings, notably Triangle and their epic seven-minute swan song, Missing the Moon, displayed a strong influence from the popular dance music of the time. Most of the group's records were produced by Ian Catt, who later went on to develop the pop dance sound of Missing The Moon further with Saint Etienne (whose second single was a Field Mice cover). The band split up in 1991 after a fractious tour to promote the For Keeps album, during which lead singer/guitarist Robert Wratten announced he was leaving. Later, Field Mice members Wratten, Annemari Davies (Wratten's ex-girlfriend), and Mark Dobson briefly formed the more synth-oriented outfit Northern Picture Library, and then Wratten went on to form Trembling Blue Stars in 1995. A double-album compilation of the now long-deleted Field Mice releases, Where'd You Learn To Kiss That Way? was released in 1999 and sold more copies than any Field Mice record ever sold at the time. Their entire back catalogue was reissued on CD for the first time by LTM Recordings in 2005.
  • The Field Mice var ett brittiskt indiepop-band som trots sin korta karriär mellan 1988 och 1991 hunnit bli smått legendariska i vissa indie- och twee-kretsar. Gav ut skivor på skivbolaget Sarah Records och en samlingsskiva vid namn Where'd You Learn To Kiss That Way har släppts på Shinkansen Recordings, ett bolag som även gett ut skivor med Field Mice's frontfigur Bobby Wrattens senare band Northern Picture Library och Trembling Blue Stars.
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  • The Field Mice were the most popular band on the indie label Sarah Records. Initially a duo from South London suburb of Mitcham comprising Bob Wratten and Michael Hiscock, their first EP, "Emma's House," was released in late 1988. But it was with their second single Sensitive that they first received significant critical attention with a subsequent placing in John Peel's 1989 Festive 50.
  • The Field Mice var ett brittiskt indiepop-band som trots sin korta karriär mellan 1988 och 1991 hunnit bli smått legendariska i vissa indie- och twee-kretsar. Gav ut skivor på skivbolaget Sarah Records och en samlingsskiva vid namn Where'd You Learn To Kiss That Way har släppts på Shinkansen Recordings, ett bolag som även gett ut skivor med Field Mice's frontfigur Bobby Wrattens senare band Northern Picture Library och Trembling Blue Stars.
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