The 50 Best Songs of 2012
After tallying ballots of Paste staff and writers, which included nearly 300 different selections, we present our top 50 songs of the year. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe Magnetic Fields Announce Fall Tour
The Magnetic Fields have announced a short six-date fall tour that will kick off Oct. 25 in Hudson, N.Y. and wrap up with two shows in Washington D.C. on Nov. 17 and 18. The final four dates of the tour will feature writer Emma Straub opening for the band with readings from her novel Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe Magnetic Fields Photos - Atlanta, Ga.
Check out Karen Shacham's photos of The Magnetic Fields' show at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, Ga. on April 14, 2012. read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsThe Magnetic Fields: Love at the Bottom of the Sea
For the band's first batch of new material on Merge since 1999's 3LP classic _69 Love Songs_, Stephin Merritt & Co. crafted a witty, synth-dappled collection of songs that sound like they could've been created during the band's mid-'90s halcyon days. Then again, it's not really fair to act like Magnetic Fields fell off. While 2004's i sounds a bit flat when compared to several of the group's 10 (!) albums, and 2008's excellent, Jesus (and Mary Chain)-worshipping _Distortion_ may have confused a few fans unfamiliar with _Psychocandy_, this is a group that has consistently delivered clever, wildly-well-put-together odes to love and loss for more than 20 years now. read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsThe Magnetic Fields Announce New Album
Merge Records has announced that The Magnetic Fields will return to the label for a new record due out sometime next year. The album will be chief songwriter Stephin Merritt’s first Magnetic Fields LP with Merge since 1999’s lengthy-yet-cherished 69 Love Songs. Before the new record, however, Merritt has a rarities collection titled Obscurities coming out on the label Aug. 23.... read more
Found in: Music, News50+ Free Christmas mp3s
A couple weeks ago, we released a 13-song Christmas sampler, but more Christmas music kept flooding our inbox. So we’ve compiled a list of artists giving away free mp3s from all over the web. Happy holidays from all of us at Paste!... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesBest Music of 2010 (So Far): Austin L. Ray, Web Editor
Spoiler alert: There is no Beach House or Sleigh Bells after the jump. You may want to find another article to click on if this is the sort of thing that might upset you... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayMagnetic Fields: 69 Love Songs
Big Love: Lush, lovely misanthropy ages well Shopping for music reissues is like hitting the sundae buffet on your birthday: It’s one of the few times you are allowed, if not obligated, to put aside your cares about portion size. In the world of repackaged albums, volume is king, sets are super-sized and few demos are considered too scruffy for inclusion. The most bank-breaking reissue of Pearl Jam’s Ten, for example, came with dueling mixes of the album, a live DVD, a vinyl LP, a replica cassette of Vedder’s early demos, some recipes, a coupon for 50 percent off your... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsMagnetic Fields Documetary Strange Powers Gets Release Date
After hitting the festival circuit this spring, the documentary Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields has been picked up by Variance films and given a proper theatrical release date. The film, directed by Kerthy Fix and Gail O’Hara, will premiere at New York’s Film Forum (one of Paste’s Best Movie Houses in America) Oct. 27. A nationwide run of the film will follow, with dates yet to be announced.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsDownload The Magnetic Fields' "The Book of Love"
Download The Magnetic Fields' "The Book of Love" here.The reissued vinyl box set edition of The Magnetic Fields' 69 Love Songs will be released April 20 on Merge.... read more
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