Consequence of Sound — The ambitious, sprawling type of memoir that only Stephin Merritt could write. more info

Consequence of Sound — 50 Song Memoir is out March 3rd via Nonesuch Records. more info

Stereogum — The Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt is releasing his latest ambitious experiment, 50 Song Memoir , next month, and so far we've heard six tracks from it, which seems like a lot but really isn't because there are so many! Today we get a seventh -- t... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Orlando Weekly recommended books to help you "fight the power." Paste ranked every song on Magnetic Fields' 69 Love Songs album. NYLON interviewed poet Morgan Parker. Stream a new song by Hoops. The New Republic on Norman Mailer's friendship with... more info

Yahoo! Music — Our guide to this week's (and last week's) album releases also features the week's top new music videos from artists like Father John Misty, Sampha, and The Magnetic Fields, plus brand new streaming music from Mastodon, Depeche Mode, F... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Arundhati Roy talked to the New York Times about her new novel The Ministry of Utmost Happiness. Stream a new Magnetic Fields song. eBooks on sale for $1.99 today: I'm Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen by Sylvie Simmons... more info

Stereogum — The Magnetic Fields are releasing their 50 Song Memoir next month, and we've already heard five tracks from it, each covering a different year in Stephin Merritt's life. Today, he's shared another one, "'83 Foxx And I," along with a video directed by... more info

Yahoo! Music — Get details on the coming year's most-anticipated albums, including releases from Gorillaz, LCD Soundsystem, Jesus and Mary Chain, Lorde, The National, Spoon, Broken Social Scene, Slowdive, Beck, The xx, Grandaddy, The Magnetic Fields, and many ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tonight's NYC shows include Bon Iver, The Hold Steady, Cyndi Lauper's holiday show, Hot 97's holiday show, Beth Orton, Lindstrom, Rock Lottery, The Magnetic Fields, and more. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The STACKED Barcelona festival also has Solange, Van Morrison, Run the Jewels, Miguel, Flying Lotus, The Magnetic Fields, Death Grips, Descendents, Angel Olsen, Broken Social Scene, Japandroids, Swans & still so much more. Continue reading… more info