Brooklyn Vegan — Plus: Superchunk, The Breeders, The Magnetic Fields, Nine Inch Nails/Jesus & Mary Chain, Neil Young, Mudhoney, The Charlatans, Gruff Rhys, and more.
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Stereogum — Last year, Hundred Waters followed up their great 2014 album The Moon Rang Like A Bell with an equally great new one called
Communicating
. Earlier this year, the Los Angeles-via-Florida synth-folk experimentalists recorded a piano cover of the Magn... more info
Stereogum — When the Magnetic Fields released the landmark triple album 69 Love Songs in 1999, band mastermind Stephin Merritt would talk about the fundamental insincerity of the exercise. As a songwriter, Meritt wasn't particularly interested in love, but he wa... more info
Stereogum — Superchunk's upcoming album What A Time To Be Alive has already given us one absolute gem via the triumphantly defiant title track, and today they're sharing a second. This latest single "Erasure" features some all-star support from their Merge Recor... more info
Stereogum — The Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt writes songs about pretty much anything -- that's sorta his thing, right? -- so why not write a jingle for an advertisement for a new store called Virgil Normal located in Los Angeles' Silverlake neighborhood? Wel... more info
Nialler9 —
Stephin Merritt is the chief songwriter and musician behind the Magnetic Fields (most notable for 69 Love Songs) will perform a special Magnetic Fields: 50 Song Memoir show at the National Concert Hall next Monday 28th August (Programme A) and ... more info
Stereogum — Primavera has a particular reputation, as being one of the best, most interestingly curated festivals in Europe. (Or, anywhere, for that matter.) It earns it. Especially compared to a bunch of lackluster festivals stateside through the first half of ... more info
LargeHeartedBoy — Hazlitt interviewed author Paul Auster. The Los Angeles Review of Books interviewed Stephin Merritt of Magnetic Fields about writing. The New York Times shared a primer of resistance poetry. Stream a new How To Dress Well song. The Los Angeles... more info
Stereogum — Stephin Merritt added to his massive discography this month with a new Magnetic Fields triple-album called 50 Song Memoir. He's already released videos for "'85 Why I Am Not A Teenager," "'81 How To Play The Synthesizer," and "'83 Foxx And I," and to... more info
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