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Stephin Merritt of Magnetic Fields Talks Antagonizing Straight People, Possible Christmas EP

Also, Irving Berlin, ABBA and Brian Eno...  read more

The Magnetic Fields: Realism

Stephin Merritt completes his “no synth” trilogy Providing the counterpart to 2008’s noise-pop experiment Distortion, The Magnetic Fields’ latest, Realism, is the band’s first attempt at folk music. Setting aside all instruments requiring an electric cord, Stephin Merritt and his bandmates trade the former album’s fixation on feedback and fuzz for a focus on crisp textures and neatly arranged acoustic instruments such as banjo, tuba, cello and accordion....  read more

Magnetic Fields Announce New Album, Realism, Out Jan. 26

As a sort of musical renaissance man, Stephin Merritt has come a long way with the Magnetic Fields (amongst other side projects), tweaking fluid pop tracks with his own production expertise and contributing as many instruments as he’s able to play for their past seven full-length albums....  read more