The Magnetic Fields

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Years Active
1990 – present (36 years)
Founded In
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
The Magnetic Fields is an American band that formed in Boston, MA in 1988 by Stephin Merritt. Albums released under the name "The Magnetic Fields" often consist of music in a 1980s style underlying clever lyrics which are usually heavily ironic. While synth-pop often forms the foundation of their music, The Magnetic Fields' music borrows from many other styles, notably , and . The band was originally formed in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1988 by friends Merritt and (percussionist/pianist/vocalist) Claudia Gonson. While 1991… read more
The Magnetic Fields is an American band that formed in Boston, MA in 1988 by Stephin Merritt. Albums released under the name "The Magnetic Fields" often consist of music in a 1980s style underlying clever lyrics which are usually heavily ironic. While synth-pop o… read more
The Magnetic Fields is an American band that formed in Boston, MA in 1988 by Stephin Merritt. Albums released under the name "The Magnetic Fields" often consist of music in a 1980s style underlying clever lyrics which are usually heavily ironic. While synth-pop often forms the foundation of their music, The Magnetic Fields' musi… read more

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1 Play track Love at the Bottom of the Sea Andrew In Drag
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2 Play track 69 Love Songs The Book of Love
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3 Play track 69 Love Songs I Don't Want to Get Over You
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4 Play track 69 Love Songs All My Little Words
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5 Play track Holiday Strange Powers
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6 Play track 69 Love Songs I Think I Need A New Heart
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7 Play track 69 Love Songs I Don't Believe in the Sun
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8 Play track 69 Love Songs Come Back From San Francisco
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9 Play track Get Lost The Dreaming Moon
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10 Play track 69 Love Songs Absolutely Cuckoo
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Albums

  1. 639,324 listeners

    7 Sep 1999 · 69 tracks

    69 Love Songs
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  2. 325,929 listeners

    2 Mar 2012 · 15 tracks

    Love at the Bottom of the Sea
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  3. 255,111 listeners

    27 Sep 1994 · 14 tracks

    Holiday
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  4. 206,173 listeners

    18 Sep 1995 · 13 tracks

    Get Lost
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