Magnetic Fields

The Magnetic Fields Announce 'Love at the Bottom of the Sea' LP, North American Tour

PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2011

The Magnetic Fields' recent return to Merge has already born fruit in the form of some classic reissues and a rarities comp. Now, the Steph...

Magnetic Fields' 'Holiday' Gets First-Ever Vinyl Pressing

PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2011

This summer, we reported that indie pop veterans the Magnetic Fields had returned to their former home Merge Records. Now, the label has an...

The Magnetic Fields Return to Merge

PUBLISHED Jul 13, 2011

Back in May, prolific songwriter Stephin Merritt announced his upcoming Obscurities compilation on Merge, a label he had dealt with years b...

Magnetic Fields Documentary Gets DVD Release

PUBLISHED May 13, 2011

If you missed out on the theatrical release of Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields last fall, you'll be please to hear...

Magnetic Fields / Laura Barrett

Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto, ON February 8

PUBLISHED Feb 9, 2010

For anyone who has never been, Toronto's Queen Elizabeth Theatre is arguably the best concert venue in the city, especially to see a show a...

Magnetic Fields' <i>69 Love Songs</i> to Finally Get Vinyl Treatment with Ten-Inch Box Set

PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2010

Last summer, Merge Records announced the release of a limited-edition, deluxe version of the Magnetic Fields' 69 Love Songs on ten-inch vin...

Exclusive: Stephin Merritt Promises to Return to the Synth on Next Magnetic Fields Album, Scores <i>20,000 Leagues Under the Sea</i>

PUBLISHED Jan 29, 2010

Magnetic Fields leader Stephin Merritt assures fans that the band's next record will indeed employ synthesizers. With the recent release of...

Magnetic Fields

Realism

PUBLISHED Jan 25, 2010

The Magnetic Fields' self-imposed "no-synth trilogy" couldn't end with any more purity of sound than the production, sparse instrumentation...