Here's a track from the forthcoming Magnetic Fields album, "Andrew In Drag." It's set to release via Merge Records on March 6th, and will be the followup to 20102s Realism . The title: Love at the Bottom of the Sea . In true Magnetic Fields fashion, this track features a quirky beat, some light synths, Stephin Merrit's weary vocals, and a strange lyrical topic. Diggin' it.
The Magnetic Fields last tour t-shirt was simply the slogan "Listen to The Magnetic Fields," which at first sounds like the kind of pandering frat boys would use to justify their terrible taste in reggae music, but the catch was "THE" took up the majority of the shirt. Passer-bys would have to squint to read the nearly invisible "Listen to" and "Magnetic Fields." The shirt perfectly sums up the band; they take what publicity they can get, but they won't beg for anything. Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and The Magnetic Fields is the documentary equivalent of the [...]
The beloved Magnetic Fields album 69 Love Songs is finally going to exist as an elaborate deluxe vinyl box set. The impressive-looking set-once released as three CDs-is spread across six 103 vinyl records and comes with the original CD booklet, which will get up-sized to match the 103 records. Buyers will also get a pass to download the digital version of this remastered album. This must-have box set is slated for a release on April 20 via Merge Records. You can pre-order it on the Merge website , where you will receive a $10 discount [...]
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars When The Magnetic Fields last put some tracks down on tape with Distortion, we saw the band with a wash of feedback and, well, distortion. They return, however, with Realism , a record with cleaner production, purposefully, and one that allows the minimalist chamber pop group to open up their doors once again to the more enchanting orchestration of mastermind Stephin Merritt. Choosing to open the album with "You Must [...]
ZACH THAT: A year ago there was an announcement that the Magnetic Fields masterpiece "69 Love Songs" would finally be released on vinyl. After many set backs (how do you price the album, how to separate the tracks on three records, etc) the project was abandoned. It looks like they finally figured out how to put out the album and for under a hundred bucks! Seems like the answer was the 10" format: "Re-mastered limited edition (3,000) deluxe vinyl re-issue of their classic 1999 3-CD [...]
We recently met up with Swedish indie-pop auteurs The Radio Dept. , who were in town to play their first-ever shows in New York City. After stuffing them with sushi, we sat them down and asked them which albums they would take with them to a desert island, and they seemed to take a fairly pragmatic approach to the question. See what we mean in the video below:
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In honor of the GLBT Pride Week in São Paulo, our hometown, 2MW prepared a special setlist with the 15 coolest gay albuns of the world, for us. Because, being gay doesn`t mean to like Madonna or eurodisco. Check the list above. Be pink! Para homenagear a Semana do Orgulho Gay em São Paulo, nossa cidade, o 2MW preparou uma lista com os 15 albuns mais bacanas dentre os albuns "gays" do mundo pra nós. Por que ser gay não significa gostar de Madonna e poperô farofa. Segue a lista abaixo. Be pink! [...]
MP3: The Magnetic Fields - Underwear MP3: The Magnetic Fields - Queen of the Savages MP3: The Magnetic Fields - Long-Forgotten Fairytale MP3: The Magnetic Fields - The Book of Love There's something poetic about the number 10. Rationally speaking, there's nothing different about it, but it's hard to deny 10 its place in our psychology. With that in mind, it seems like high time to look back on what is [...]
Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele - The Good Feeling Music of Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Not much has been made of Dent May , which is quite a shame, as he is the man that fills the void for all those in need of a decent lounge singer to mix with their pop-culture references. He's part Jens Lekman , part Stephin Merritt . The release of his album, The Good [...]
Magnetic Fields skiva 69 Love Songs är troligen den bästa trippelskiva som någonsin släppts och innehåller massor av odödliga låtar som t.ex. The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side och When My Boy Walks Down the Street . Sångaren Stephin Merrit har ett mindre känt sidoprojekt: The Gothic Archies . Där Magnetic Fields var ironiska så är The Gothic Archies seriöst deprimerade och gravallvarliga. För dom som liksom jag gärna frossar i deppig pop och till och med kan bli lite glad när det inte finns spår av ironi utan allt är [...]
Day 3 in a crazy attempt to post 5 love songs every day till Valentines Day 69 Love Songs is a three-volume concept album by The Magnetic Fields released in 1999. The most impressive part of this project is the variety of genres it spans. From punk to folk to pop to rock to jazzy numbers. [ Wikipedia ] [ Amazon ] Magnetic Fields - Absolutely Cuckoo [MP3] Magnetic Fields - The Book Of Love [MP3] [...]
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