These New Puritans Release Film of Expanded Live Performance With 35-Piece Band

Back in April, These New Puritans performed a show they called “Expanded” at the Barbican in London. It which featured a 35-piece band, including additional brass, strings, and percussion, plus Portuguese singer Elisa Rodrigues and Synergy Vocals. They did their album Field of Reeds in its entirety as well as some additional older and new works. Below, watch a 20-minute video featuring selections from the performance, via Pitchfork.tv.

As previously reported, Expanded (Live at the Barbican) is out October 20 on CD and digitally via Infectious Music. It’s getting a limited edition LP release via The Vinyl Factory.

Frontman Jack Barnett said that Expanded is “as definitive as the studio album for me” and says he prefers some of the live versions of these songs to their studio counterparts. He added, “It’s like putting on a Broadway show, lots of people, meetings, plans, schedules. I’m just as interested in that side of it, really.”

Revisit our interview with These New Puritans here.

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