The Magnetic Fields
20 essential Merge Records releases that aren’t 'Funeral' or 'In the Aeroplane Over the Sea'
One of the best independent labels of the last three decades, Merge Records has released so many amazing records over the years — here are 20 of our favorites.
the Other Music documentary is a love letter to record store culture (watch it)
The Other Music documentary is streaming this weekend (April 17-20) to help support independent record stores and movie theaters hurt by COVID-19 closures.
27 New Songs Out Today
Listen to new songs from Hayley Williams, Car Seat Headrest, Courtney Marie Andrews, Playboi Carti, Magnetic Fields, Bedouine (Margo Guryan cover), Toadies (Mavis Staples/Jeff Tweedy cover), and more.
28 New Songs Out Today
Listen to new songs by The Magnetic Fields, Waxahatchee (Caroline Polachek cover), Daughters (Cramps cover), Amber Mark (Nirvana cover), DaBaby, Jeffrey Lewis, Nick Lowe, El Ten Eleven, Purity Ring, Orville Peck, Dandy Warhols, and more…
watch Ben Gibbard cover Neil Young, The Cure, Simon & Garfunkel, Spiritualized & more
This was the last of Ben’s daily livestreams, but he mentioned he’ll be doing one a week starting this Thursday (4/2) ”every week into the foreseeable future as long as people are quarantined.”
Magnetic Fields & more added to 'Live from Here w/ Chris Thile' NYC shows
Live from Here with Chris Thile will be back in NYC this spring for more shows at Town Hall featuring The Magnetic Fields, Angel Olsen, Wilco and more.
The Magnetic Fields announce 'Quickies' & City Winery residencies (listen to new song)
The Magnetic Fields have announced Quickies, a collection of 28 short songs, all of which are between thirteen seconds and 2:35.
The Magnetic Fields played 2 shows in Stephin Merritt residency at Symphony Space (night 2 pics, setlists)
This past Saturday at Symphony Space marked the third night of the four-show A Stephin Merritt / The Magnetic Fields Residency that features two nights of Magnetic Fields, and a show each for his bands The Gothic Archies and Future Bible Heroes…
Magnetic Fields, Gothic Archies & Future Bible Heroes playing Stephin Merritt NYC residency
Stephin Merritt has announced a four-show residency at NYC’s Symphony Space this fall dubbed ”From 69 to 50: A Stephin Merritt/Magnetic Fields Residency” with music spanning his whole career and most of his many groups.
Stephin Merritt & Daniel Handler performing live score to Tod Browning film 'The Unholy Three' in NYC
The Magnetic Fields’ Stephin Merritt has composed a score to Tod Browning’s 1925 silent film ’The Unholy Three,’ which stars Lon Chaney, and he’ll be performing it with the film at NYC’s Town Hall on Saturday, May 18. For the live score, he’ll be joined by Lemony Snicket author Daniel Handler on accordion and Pinky Weitzman on viola.
