Field Music pay homage to a favourite cafe with ‘The Waitress of St Louis”, from their new album ‘Limits of Language’

Field Music have released a new single, ‘The Waitress of St Louis”.

It’s from the band’s upcoming album ‘Limits of Language’, set for release on 11th October via Memphis Industries. The record marks the Sunderland group’s first album of new material in nearly four years.

Peter Brewis explains the track’s significance: “‘The Waitress of St. Louis” is an ode to a lost place of sanctuary, Louis’ cafe in Sunderland, set to synthesised riffs, bouncing drums, and wiry guitars. Who or what is St. Louis’? The possessive apostrophe because it had been established by grandpa Louis over 100 years ago, and the unofficial canonisation because it was our place of congregation and a source of faith (in humanity as well as excellent coffee). We were privileged to have had a place like Louis’ in our lives but places like that rarely last as long as a lifetime – we see them disappear, leaving us with photographs and memories, looking for somewhere else to go.”

In support of the album, Field Music will embark on a series of in-store performances across the UK in October, followed by a tour in February 2025.

The full list of in-store dates reads:

OCTOBER
10 David’s Music, Letchworth
10 Banquet, Kingston-Upon-Thames
11 Truck, Oxford
11 Sound Knowledge, Marlborough
12 Pie and Vinyl, Southsea
12 Resident, Brighton
13 Vinyl Tap, Huddersfield
13 Jumbo, Leeds
14 The Jacaranda Club, Liverpool
15 Piccadilly, Manchester
16 Monorail, Glasgow
17 Reflex, Newcastle (two shows)
18 Rough Trade Nottingham
19 Rough Trade East, London

The 2025 tour dates are as follows:

FEBRUARY
2 Òran Mór, Glasgow
3 Old Fire Station, Carlisle
5 Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
6 Band on the Wall, Manchester
7 Concorde 2, Brighton
8 Union Chapel, London