May 11, 2020 By Lily Guthrie

The Magnetic Fields’ latest single, “I’ve Got a Date With Jesus,” is just one piece of the band’s elaborate puzzle. Quickies, their upcoming album, set for a May 15 release, is a five-EP box set with 28 semi-short songs, each titled with an eccentric, conceptual storyline. More

Feb 25, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Stephin Merritt’s The Magnetic Fields have announced a new album, Quickies, and shared its first single, “The Day the Politicians Died,” via a video for the track. They have also announced some residencies in various cities. More

Apr 23, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Superchunk released a new album, What a Time to Be Alive, back in February via Merge. Now they have shared a video for previous single “Erasure,” which features the guest vocals of Stephin Merritt (The Magnetic Fields) and Katie Crutchfield (Waxahatchee), Whitey McConnaughy directed the video, which humorously shows the negative effect President Trump’s tweets can have on people on a day-to-day basis. More

Jan 09, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Superchunk are releasing a new album, What a Time to Be Alive, on February 16 via Merge. Previously they shared a lyric video for its title track. Now they have shared another song from the album, “Erasure,” which features the guest vocals of Stephin Merritt (The Magnetic Fields) and Katie Crutchfield (Waxahatchee). More

Apr 04, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Stephin Merritt’s The Magnetic Fields recently released a new album, 50 Song Memoir, via Nonesuch. It’s a five-disc album that features a different song for every year that he’s been alive. More

Mar 29, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Stephin Merritt’s The Magnetic Fields recently released a new album, 50 Song Memoir, via Nonesuch. It’s a five-disc album that features a different song for every year that he’s been alive. More

Mar 20, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Stephin Merritt’s The Magnetic Fields recently released a new album, 50 Song Memoir, via Nonesuch. It’s a five-disc album that features a different song for every year that he’s been alive. More

Mar 15, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Stephin Merritt’s The Magnetic Fields recently released a new album, 50 Song Memoir, via Nonesuch. It’s a five-disc album that features a different song for every year that he’s been alive. More

Mar 20, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

In addition to his primary musical outlet The Magnetic Fields songwriter Stephin Merritt has held a number of side-projects over the years. More

Dec 14, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Yesterday on WNYC’s radio show Soundcheck, Beck called in to discuss his new sheet-music release Song Reader. More

Jul 31, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

After spending a bit of time promoting their most recent album Love At the Bottom of the Sea over in Europe, Stephin Merritt and The Magnetic Fields have set aside time to return to the states, scheduling a select number of shows for the coming fall. More

Jul 27, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

The Magnetic Fields’ song “Andrew in Drag” is as charming as it is lyrically odd. More

May 08, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

In the music video for “Quick!” the latest single off The Magnetic Fields’ latest album Love at the Bottom of the Sea, two human relatives of Oscar the Grouch find themselves making a romantic connection from their respective trashcan dwellings. More

Apr 17, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

The Magnetic Fields’ Stephin Merritt has a history of being a bit unresponsive and surly during interviews, but there’s no denying the guy’s chops as a songwriter. More

Mar 12, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Under the Radar’s Winter (March/April) Issue will be hitting the stands soon. The issue features an In the Studio 2012 themed cover with the frontmen of three notable acts set to release new albums later this year—Dirty Projectors’ Dave Longstreth, Grizzly Bear’s Ed Droste, and Twin Shadow’s George Lewis Jr. The issue also features interviews with Air, Bear in Heaven, Best Coast, Andrew Bird, Chairlift, Dan Deacon, First Aid Kit, Grimes, of Montreal, Frankie Rose, Spiritualized, Tame Impala, Tegan and Sara, and much more. More

Feb 27, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

NPR is now streaming the upcoming new albums of Andrew Bird, The Magnetic Fields, and White Rabbits. More

Jan 11, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Leading up the band’s tenth album, Love at the Bottom of the Sea, The Magnetic Fields have unveiled the first taste of things to come with the record’s first single, “Andrew in Drag.” More

Dec 13, 2011 By Mike Hilleary

The Magnetic Fields have announced that they will be releasing their tenth full-length album Love at the Bottom of the Sea on March 6. More

May 24, 2011 By Lauren Barbato

Merge will release Obscurities, a collection of rare, previously unreleased tracks from singer-songwriter Stephin Merritt, on Aug. 23. More

Jan 08, 2010 By Kyle Lemmon

After an initial announcement, the list of bands set to play the 18th annual Noise Pop Festival is growing real long. The San Francisco fest goes down February 23rd-March 1st, and here are a few new notable inclusions: More

Dec 08, 2009 By Kyle Lemmon

The Noise Pop Festival, which takes place in pretty much every San Francisco venue, is back in the new decade. The 18th Noise Pop, is happening February 23rd - March 1st, and features indie rock heavyweights and upstarts alike. More

Nov 10, 2009 By Rebekka Utermohlen

Pitchfork has reported that The Magnetic Fields will be releasing a new album entitled Realism on Nonesuch January 26th. The 13-track album is the follow-up to The Magnetic Fields’ 2008 album Distortion. More