Magnetic Fields

Self-Portrait: Gord Downie, Magnetic Fields and Oh Susanna Dive Inward

PUBLISHED Dec 18, 2017

Write what you know, as the trope dictates, and most artists do to some extent. But this year, a number of high-profile musicians took that...

Magnetic Fields

'50 Song Memoir' (album stream)

PUBLISHED Mar 9, 2017

If you've been itching to dive into the Magnetic Fields' truly massive new album, 50 Song Memoir, here it is — or at least a big chunk of i...

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50 Song Memoir

PUBLISHED Mar 8, 2017

Stephin Merritt is a genius.   He can be spoken of in the same breath as Lou Reed, and with good reason: Both artists brilliantly use the f...

Stephin Merritt Talks Memory, Moving, Mom and the Magnetic Fields' Epic '50 Song Memoir'

PUBLISHED Mar 7, 2017

Perhaps papa really was a rodeo. On the Magnetic Fields' 50 Song Memoir, songwriter Stephin Merritt's memoir in verse, he mentions St. Thom...

An Essential Guide to Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields

PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2017

The recorded output of Stephin Merritt — the songwriting brains behind the Magnetic Fields and an assortment of side-projects including Fut...

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"'81 How to Play the Synthesizer" (video)

PUBLISHED Feb 17, 2017

With the Magnetic Fields' massive 50 Song Memoir coming up next month, Stephin Merritt is giving us another glimpse of the sprawling album....

Magnetic Fields Detail Massive '50 Song Memoir' Project

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

Stephin Merritt's Magnetic Fields have given their first two records and their landmark 69 Love Songs the reissue treatment this past littl...

Magnetic Fields' First Two Albums Finally Come to Vinyl

PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2016

While Stephin Merritt's Magnetic Fields have had their landmark 69 Love Songs reissued a couple of times over the years, it's high time tha...