Sep 23rd, 2008 · Calling Stephin Merritt a reluctant performer is putting it lightly. Nevertheless, the Magnetic Fields leader bellied up to a microphone by himself in a KEXP session. Here, he surveys his expansive catalog and answers questions in the deadpan style that makes his songs so great.
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Nov 4th, 2007 · From a group of six photos and six words, Magnetic Fields guru Stephin Merritt picked "1974" -- and an image of a man wearing a kind of suit covered with baby dolls. Two days later, the song they inspired was finished.
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