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The Magnetic Fields

The Magnetic Fields
Top Tracks:
Andrew In Drag / I Don't Want to Get Over You / The Book of Love / All My Little Words / Absolutely Cuckoo / I Think I Need A New Heart / God Wants Us to Wait / Your Girlfriend's Face / The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side / You Must Be Out Of Your Mind / A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off / I Don't Believe in the Sun / Reno Dakota / Born for Love / Come Back From San Francisco /
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The Magnetic Fields is a New York-based group fronted by Stephin Merritt. Recent albums released under the name "The Magnetic Fields" usually consist of music in a 1980s style underlying clever lyrics which are often heavily ironic. While synth-pop often forms the foundation of their music, The Magnetic Fields' music borrows from many other styles, notably , and . The band was originally formed in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1990 by friends Merritt and (percussionist/pianist/vocalist) Claudia Gonson.

The Magnetic Fields On DIY

News: Watch: The Magnetic Fields Debut New Video (8th May 2012)

News: Listen: The Magnetic Fields Plan New Single Release (29th March 2012)

Album Reviews: The Magnetic Fields - Love At The Bottom Of The Sea (5th March 2012)

DIY Sessions: The Magnetic Fields (24th February 2012)

News: The Magnetic Fields Stream First Single From New Album (11th January 2012)

News: The Magnetic Fields Confirm New Album (13th December 2011)

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News: Franz Ferdinand Covers EP Gets Full Release (21st April 2011)

Album Reviews: The Magnetic Fields - Realism (16th February 2010)

Album Reviews: The Magnetic Fields - Distortion (15th January 2008)

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