- 69 Love Songs · 1999
- Quickies · 2020
- Quickies · 2020
- Quickies · 2020
- Quickies · 2020
- Quickies · 2020
- Quickies · 2020
- Quickies · 2020
- Quickies · 2020
- Quickies · 2020
- Quickies · 2020
- Quickies · 2020
- Quickies · 2020
Albums
- 2008
Music Videos
- 2017
- 2017
- 2017
Artist Playlists
- This ever-changing band is indie-pop royalty.
- From The Velvets to Irving Berlin, a panoply of inspirations.
Singles & EPs
Appears On
- Stephin Merritt
More To Hear
- Strombo delves into how the internet changed ’90s indiemusic.
About The Magnetic Fields
Built around the nonpareil songwriting of Stephin Merritt, the Magnetic Fields became one of the most important and representative groups of the indie rock genre. Marked by a flare for tender melodies, acerbically witty lyrics, and uncluttered arrangements, the band evolved from the stripped-down synth pop of their early albums into more organic readings of Merritt's intelligent songcraft. Prolific to the point of spilling over into several side projects, he maintained a remarkable level of quality with the Magnetic Fields, even as they began exploring ambitious conceptual releases like 1999's three-volume collection 69 Love Songs or 2020's Quickies, a collection of 28 short songs, some of which clocked in at less than 30 seconds long.
- ORIGIN
- Boston, MA, United States
- FORMED
- 1990
- GENRE
- Alternative