Golden Fields of Sheffield by Leeds will give you all the space to love, remember, and dream

There are so many ways to write and curate an album, and Leeds decided to transport you into a place where time is slow enough to let you breathe deeply. Golden Fields Of Sheffield is an album full of love, dreams, and gentle kind of longing from blending timeless influences of classic rock and dream pop. Recorded during rainy days in Haworth, the band crafted an intimate and expansive soundscapes with innovation and essence of their Yorkshire roots. If you ever love Beach House or The Smiths, you might have just discovered your next go-to album you’ll surely resonate with!

Leading the whole track list, England seems like it’s made for the certified yearners. Welcoming you with dreamy synths and lead guitar lines that are both intimate and soulful, the vocal flows effortlessly with the mix. It’s like a confession of love written in a cozy coffee shop, peaceful enough to only hear brewing coffees and soft clinks of porcelain, each word reminding you of things and people you wish were closer. It captures the desire that stretches across distance, yet offers love in a tender and gentle way, aching and waiting quietly.

Followed by Everything, the track melts you down and strips away all your false fronts, leaving you with your barest emotion in the most intimate way. The line “there’s nothing in a life like a lover, nothing in my life like a lover” is peak worship and reverence. It’s written with utmost tenderness to express devotion in its purest, most romantic, and healthiest form. While most urge you to lose yourself in the process just to feel a thing, this one brings you back to the safest ground, a reminder that love isn’t just purely intense or fiery and rushed, that it can be calm and gentle.

The third track, Golden Fields Of Sheffield remind me of Strawberry Fields Forever by The Beatles and Old Pine by Ben Howard. It’s like laying down under a tree in an open field, letting nostalgia wrap around as you seek comfort from gentle breeze and golden leaves. It’s like a soft anthem for reclaiming one’s lost sense of being and desire for inner peace.

If warmth and comfort can be translated into a song, In those we love anchors you into this space. Listening to this song is like retrieving a memory box on a random day, then pulling out letters from sixth grade, finding faded photographs taken from an old film camera, or a random movie ticket from the first time you went out on a date. It’s sentimental enough to bring you back to people and memories that you once held — the days you thought were out of reach.

Sea salt’s on me is a steamy and sensual track that feels intimate and personal, bringing you into a late-summer night walk at the coast. It burns slowly, letting the vivid images laid out in the song paint itself in your head. Whitechapel Chemistry, on the other hand, is filled with feel good vibes from the start. It’s repetitive and addicting in the best way.

Sunday morning stays true to its title, it indeed feels like you just woke up… on a Sunday morning. It captures that moment when the sunlight passes through curtains and kisses your face on a weekend. The song’s pace is slow and steady, the bass lines and saxophone textures glide like a soft hum which makes the song sound full and rich. It does not demand attention, it’s content to just fill the spaces between you and the moment.

Golden Fields Of Sheffield by Leeds wraps you in a calm haze, it’s a must-listen if you’re into albums that give all the space to love, remember, and dream!