Yesterday and Today (The Field album)

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Released25 May 2009 (2009-05-25)
Length60:38
Yesterday and Today
Studio album by
Released25 May 2009 (2009-05-25)
GenreTechno
Length60:38
LabelKompakt
ProducerAxel Willner
The Field chronology
From Here We Go Sublime
(2007)
Yesterday and Today
(2009)
Looping State of Mind
(2011)
Singles from Yesterday and Today
  1. "The More That I Do"
    Released: 24 April 2009 (2009-04-24)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.1/10[1]
Metacritic79/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[3]
The A.V. ClubA−[4]
Drowned in Sound8/10[5]
Los Angeles TimesStarStarStar[6]
Now5/5[7]
Pitchfork8.0/10[8]
PopMatters8/10[9]
Resident Advisor4.0/5[10]
Rolling StoneStarStarHalf star[11]
Spin7/10[12]

Yesterday and Today is the second studio album by Swedish electronic music producer Axel Willner under his alias The Field, released by Kompakt on 26 May 2009. The follow-up to his critically acclaimed debut From Here We Go Sublime, Yesterday and Today was recorded in one week in a deserted school on a Swedish island.[13] "The More That I Do" was released as the album's lead single on 24 April 2009.

Featuring six tracks, Yesterday and Today has been described by Kompakt as "more organic than its predecessor." The album features a guest appearance by Battles drummer John Stanier on its title track, as well as a cover of The Korgis' "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime".

All tracks are written by Axel Willner, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Have the Moon, You Have the Internet" 8:00
2."Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime"James Warren6:47
3."Leave It" 11:34
4."Yesterday and Today" 10:04
5."The More That I Do" 8:32
6."Sequenced" 15:41
Total length:60:38

Personnel

  • Johan Grimlund – Guitar, Vibraphone
  • John Stanier – Drums
  • Dan Enqvist – Drums, Bass, Piano, Vibraphone, Guitar, Backing Vocals
  • Ola Keijer – Piano, Backing Vocals
  • Axel Willner, Jörg Burger, Michael Mayer – Mixing

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