Brooklyn-based pop group makes their first San Diego appearance May 6
By Logan Broyles | SDUN Reporter
San Diego is about to get its first taste of the indie-pop band Field Mouse, when the New York City-based group comes to the Soda Bar in North Park on May 6. The New Trust and Field Mouse both open for Laura Stevenson, and Field Mouse founding member Rachel Brown is excited to make their debut in San Diego.
Brown, on vocals, and Andrew Futral met in music school and began playing together their senior year, eventually solidifying the new group’s music. Bassist Saysha Heinzman and drummer Geoff Lewit make up the rest of the quartet.
“We played shows and recorded ideas for a while and eventually formed into a band with a cohesive sound,” Brown said, who plays guitar along with Futral. “It’s a lot of guitars and vocal harmonies, kind of poppy and pretty loud.”
Field Mouse is based out of Brooklyn, with Futral and Lewit both New York City natives and Brown coming from Connecticut.
“The entire life of the band has pretty much been in Brooklyn and it’s been great,” Brown said. “There are tons of amazing bands to be inspired by and there is a great sense of camaraderie between most of us.”
The group has released a few songs and has an LP on the way. Near the end of March, they began working on putting out their first full-length album.
“With any luck we will have bass, drums and most guitars done by the time our tour starts,” Brown said. “We wrote 20 potential songs for the record, including re-recordings of some of the songs we’ve already released.”
Brown said they have remained true to their original sound, keeping the new tracks “in the same vein” as what they have been slowly releasing the past year. They will showcase some tracks at the San Diego show.
“There will be loud songs and quiet songs, lots of texture and lots of harmonies,” she said.
For now, Field Mouse is focused on getting as much touring as possible under their belt. Their show at Soda Bar is one of 19 scheduled for May, including a trip up the West Coast that will include stops in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Ore. and Seattle. They plan on being back in New York by May 24.
“This will be our first time, musically, being in San Diego and we are super pumped for it,” Brown said. “In a year I hope we are getting ready to go on tour like we are now.”
Soda Bar is located at 3615 El Cajon Blvd. The 21 and older May 6 show is $12 and starts at 8 p.m. For more information visit sodabarmusic.com.
