The Magnetic Fields
Stephin Merritt's long-running project, pairing a deadpan baritone with sly, perfectly built love songs across synth-pop and chamber arrangements. Home of the sprawling '69 Love Songs'.
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About The Magnetic Fields
The Magnetic Fields began in Boston in 1990 as a vehicle for Stephin Merritt's songwriting, with Susan Anway singing on the first records before Merritt took over most lead vocals himself. The settled lineup brought in Claudia Gonson on piano and vocals, Sam Davol on cello, John Woo on guitar and banjo, and Shirley Simms as an additional singer.
Merritt likes to set himself rules. '69 Love Songs' ran to three volumes in 1999, a later trilogy of albums swore off synthesisers entirely, and '50 Song Memoir' in 2017 gave one song to each year of his life. The music swings between cheap drum machines and acoustic chamber settings, and the lyrics run on wordplay and a dry, rueful humour.
AlternativeIndie popDream popNoise popIndie folkLo-fiMinimal synth
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What kind of music does The Magnetic Fields play?
The Magnetic Fields plays alternative, indie pop and dream pop.
Who is in The Magnetic Fields?
The Magnetic Fields is Susan Anway, Sam Davol, Claudia Gonson, Stephin Merritt, Shirley Simms and John Woo.
When did The Magnetic Fields form?
The Magnetic Fields formed in Boston in 1990.
What was The Magnetic Fields's first album?
The Magnetic Fields's first album was Distant Plastic Trees (1991). The latest is Quickies (2020).