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The Magnetic Fields

August 2017

  • Omnivorous charm … Stephin Merritt with his array of objects and instruments.

    The Magnetic Fields review – a double dose of life as Stephin Merritt

    Splitting his 50 Song Memoir over two nights scrutinises all the ripe detail, heartbreak and humour of the songwriter’s journey from boy to hipster man

May 2017

  • Pet Shop Boys Perform At Manchester Arena

    Readers recommend
    Readers recommend playlist: songs about hedonism

    A playlist in the pursuit of pleasure, with Pet Shop Boys, Magnetic Fields and Lionel Richie all joining the party

March 2017

  • Stephin Merritt of Magnetic Fields

    The Magnetic Fields: 50 Song Memoir review – quirky and joyous

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  • Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields.

    The Magnetic Fields: 50 Song Memoir review – Stephin Merritt's richly observed life

  • Stephin Merritt of Magnetic Fields

    ‘From the inside, it sure felt like a cult’ – Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields’ life in songs

    On the band’s new album, 50 Song Memoir, Merritt dedicates one song to each of his years on the planet so far. Here are some of the pivotal years – and the stories behind the songs

February 2017

  • Illustration of heart-shaped guitar strings with Johnny Mathis, One Direction, Anohni, Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin

    A history of the love song in 10 tracks

    From gay anthems to online romance, love songs have charted our changing times. Here’s our guide to seven decades of swooning in pop

January 2017

  • Stephin Merritt

    Unmissable culture of 2017
    Stephin Merritt on his musical memoir: 'People who could be insulted, I cleared with them first'

    The prolific Magnetic Fields songwriter has just unveiled his latest epic work – a track for each year of his life. He talks about how he sorted through the ‘mess’ of his past

February 2015

  • Love is

    Music blog
    The sound of beating hearts: our writers' favourite love songs

    With Valentine’s Day upon us, our music team choose the love songs they’ll be listening to over the bouquets and breakfast in bed

May 2012

  • How I wrote ...
    The Magnetic Fields: Andrew in Drag live session - video

    Stephin Merritt of unconventional American indie band the Magnetic Fields visits the Guardian studio with his ukulele to perform his tragic love song

April 2012

  • The Magnetic Fields – review

    They may be as frumpy, geeky and dour as the Glee band hitting middle age, yet they provide one of the most sublime live experiences in music, writes Mark Beaumont

March 2012

  • Magnetic Fields: Love At the Bottom of the Sea – review

    The comparisons with 69 Love Songs aren't going to stop – and once again the latest Magnetic Fields album can't quite match up, writes Tim Jonze

February 2012

  • Magnetic Fields

    Album streams
    The Magnetic Fields – Love at the Bottom of the Sea: exclusive album stream

  • Stephin Merritt of Magnetic Fields

    30 minutes with …
    Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt: 'I'm very, very familiar with unrequited love'

August 2011

  • Sleeve for the Magnetic Fields 69 Love Songs

    My favourite album
    My favourite album: 69 Love Songs by Magnetic Fields

    Continuing our series in which Guardian and Observer writers pick their favourite albums – Mark Beaumont gives 69 reasons why he loves the Magnetic Fields

February 2011

  • Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields

    Music blog
    The Strange Powers of Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields

    Mark Beaumont: Are the Magnetic Fields worthy of a cinema-released documentary film, Strange Powers? Listen closely and the answer can only be a resounding yes

March 2010

  • The Magnetic Fields

    Manchester Cathedral
    The sterile atmosphere – hardly helped by a lack of audience interaction – threatens detachment and boredom, writes Dave Simpson

February 2010

  • Peter Gabriel

    Music blog
    Exclusive album preview – Peter Gabriel: Scratch My Back

    Let us know what you make of the first Peter Gabriel record in eight years, which covers Talking Heads, Radiohead and Bowie

January 2010

  • Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields

    The Magnetic Fields: Realism

    Withering put-downs and gorgeous tunes: the Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt is himself once more, says Alexis Petridis

October 2008

  • Guide to piano and keyboard
    Field studies

    Why Claudia Gonson of the Magnetic Fields ditched the drums and picked up the piano

July 2008

  • The Magnetic Fields

    Cadogan Hall, London

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