Magnetic Fields

It comes as no surprise then that novelists can be crack music journalists or critics. Read More

The Magnetic Fields ' music provides one of several outlets for frontman Stephin Merritt 's inspired songwriting. Read More

FANGORIA spoke to Kyd on how he began composing in the video game industry, his inspirations on DARKSIDERS II and his involvement with director Cameron Romero, son of the legendary George A. Romero. Read More

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The song was written in 1999, after Hogan had spoken to her friend, a then virtually unknown singer named Neko Case, who was calling from a pay phone from some forgotten roadside between meagerly attended shows. Read More

Sometimes Stephin Merritt's dry demeanor can be misconstrued as standoffish or apathetic, but he was very friendly and engaging when he stopped by WFUV for a live session in Studio A. He played a few favorites from The Magnetic Fields ' catalog, as well as a couple of songs from the band's new album, Love at the Bottom of the Sea , but his solo, ukulele performances have a different feel. Read More

Growing up as a straight Catholic in a Republican suburb made my support for gay marriage a pretty unpopular position. Read More

When one hears the harpsichord-tinged strains of "Quick!," The Magnetic Fields' portrait of a relationship on the brink of ending, sung by Shirley Simms and Claudia Gonson, one automatically thinks of personified trashcans. Read More

The Magnetic Fields don't have a lot of videos. Read More

The next video from the Mag Fields' Love At The Bottom Of The Sea is for "Quick!," the Shirley Simms-sung/Claudia Gonson harmonized track about having one foot out the door on a broken relationship. Read More