Blog: Snob's Music

I'm always excited to find out what theme Stephin Merritt has come up with for his latest Magentic Fields records.  On the new one, Love At The Bottom Of The Sea (out March 6th), he takes a definite electronic turn. Taking that into account, one shouldn't be shocked when you're smacked in the face by the bloated beats that introduce "God Wants Us To Wait". Zips and blips slash their way across "Your Girlfriend's Face".  With the first bars of "All She Cares About Is Mariachi", I was concerned that a Cameo [...]