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This Week's Singles: 27/02/12 Magnetic Fields, Justice, Porcelain Raft, Shearwater

4465 days ago

DrownedInSound — Single of the Week! The Magnetic Fields - ‘Andrew In Drag’ (Domino) When there are bands in existence who can write lines like ‘I’d sign away my trust fund, I would even sell the jag / If I could spend my misspent youth, with Andrew in ... more info

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First Listen: The Magnetic Fields - Love At The Bottom Of The Sea (album stream)

4465 days ago

Totally Fuzzy — If a prevailing concept runs through Love at the Bottom of the Sea, it's the rejection of grandiosity or self-importance. These 15 songs are slight by design, but there's a world of wit in their brevity. The Magnetic Fields' new album, ... more info

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Shorties (Magnetic Fields, Haruki Murakami, and more)

4472 days ago

LargeHeartedBoy — Drowned in Sound interviews Magnetic Fields frontman Stephin Merritt. Stream the BBC documentary Haruki Murakami: In Search of his Elusive Writer. (via) The Globe and Mail profiles singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten. At 3:AM Magazine, Andrew Gallix i... more info

The Magnetic Fields Sharon Van Etten

"I think romance is mostly a memory of a myth" - Drowned in Sound meets Stephin Merritt

4472 days ago

DrownedInSound — Incredibly, it has been twenty-one years since The Magnetic Fields emerged with their debut record Distant Plastic Trees. As the band return from their self-imposed electronica exile with new album Love at the Bottom of the Sea on March 5th, Drowned ... more info

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Valentine's Day songs

4476 days ago

Guardian Music — From Al Green to Yello, this is dedicated to the one you loveLove, like an elephant, is difficult to describe, but you know it when you see it. And it can be found in unexpected quarters. So asking you for Valentine's Day songs was "a big, baggy, per... more info

Al Green The Magnetic Fields Dick Gaughan Fleetwood Mac The Broken Family Band Jackie DeShannon

New music: Dan Leno – Wine into Gold

4478 days ago

Guardian Music — Forget petrol station flowers and Milk Tray – this track is all you need to serenade your loved one on Valentine's DayAn email arrived yesterday: "Hello, we're a duo from south London and here's a song we think you might like." It was signed Raphae... more info

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Eight noteworthy releases from the next seven weeks

4483 days ago

Pop Justice — FEBRUARY 13: DJ Fresh feat Rita Ora - 'Hot Right Now' N7OPZOBJZyI This track would be 28% better without the "eh-oh, eh-oh" bits (a bit of a songwriting copout, right?) but DJ Fresh's album is shaping up to be a massive corker and Rita's star quali... more info

Pnau DJ Fresh Cut Copy Kosheen Dragonette Scissor Sisters Matt Cardle Anna Calvi Cher Lloyd James Morrison Stephen Gately Chiddy Bang Ray Charles Queen Ed Sheeran Friction The Magnetic Fields Utah Saints Rebecca Ferguson Lady Antebellum Bryan Adams Mike Posner The Feeling Sean Paul Tinchy Stryder Pixie Lott Adam Lambert Alexandra Burke Erick Morillo Wretch 32 Ladyhawke Afrojack Steve Aoki Red Hot Chili Peppers Will Young Blood Red Shoes JLS Rihanna Jay-Z Kanye West Feist

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

4484 days ago

Guardian Music — The singer on posing naked, growing a beard, and why Germans don't recognise the sound of a ukeleleHow long have you had a beard?A few months. I stopped shaving and discovered I was more popular. Maybe people can't see my ordinary, rather dour facial... more info

The Magnetic Fields Damon Albarn

Yelawolf, Toots, Converge, Magnetic Fields, Nite Jewel, Nada Surf, Rob Delaney & other tickets

4484 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — Toots & the Maytals are returning to Brooklyn Bowl on 3/25 and 3/27. Tickets, at the links, on sale at noon. Yelawolf is playing Brooklyn Bowl on 3/13. Tickets on sale at noon. Tickets go on AmEx presale at noon... more info

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