The Magnetic Fields
The mastermind of the Magnetic Fields is Stephin Merritt, an urbane songwriter with a scathing wit, equally influenced by the Pet Shop Boys and Stephen Sondheim. Since 1991, Merritt has married sophisticated wordplay with elegant melodies and (particularly on his earlier releases) electro-pop arrangements. Ever the dissolute romantic, Merritt pens world-weary songs of romance gone awry. Sometimes he sings them himself, in his dry-martini voice, sometimes he employs the brighter tones of Claudia Gonson. Merritt has also invented other guises to present his songs, such as the 6ths and Future Bible Heroes, further utilizing guest vocalists.
Listen to The Magnetic Fields
at Finetune.
Albums
- (2008) Distortion
- (2008) Please Stop Dancing - EP
- (2004) i
- (2004) I Thought You Were My Boyfriend
- (1999) 69 Love Songs Vol. 2
- (1999) 69 Love Songs Vol. 3
- (1999) 69 Love Songs Vol. 1
- (1994) Charm of The Highway Strip
Top Tracks
- When My Boy Walks Down The Street
- If You Don't Cry
- The Cactus Where Your Heart Should Be
- All My Little Words
- I Don't Want To Get Over You
Related Artists
- Belle And Sebastian
- The Decemberists
- Smog
- Tindersticks
- Belle & Sebastian
- The Postal Service
- Divine Comedy
- Rufus Wainwright
- They Might Be Giants
- The Divine Comedy
- The High Llamas
- East River Pipe
- Death Cab for Cutie
- Neutral Milk Hotel
- The Shins
- The Apples in Stereo
- ANDREW BIRD
- Songs: OHIA
- Apples In Stereo
- The Smiths
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Comments
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elevensies on 2007-05-07 07:47:57.360:
69 love songs are scrambled... Vols 1 & 2 (and all their underlying songs) are mislabeled as each other. -
macjunk9 on 2007-03-06 10:39:31.860:
why isn't "get lost" available? some of my favorites are on there...