The Magnetic Fields | Pop review

Manchester CathedralJudging from the vaguely medieval strains of Realism, the Magnetic Fields' new album, you would expect Stephin Merritt to pitch up in a castle, wearing pantaloons. But the ancient flags and stained-glass windows of Manchester Cathedral still create a hushed atmosphere worthy of one of America's finest creators of pithy, sardonic love songs.Merritt has sensitive hearing, hence the low volume. Divine intervention intrudes when a shaft of light illuminates flugelhorn-playing ang...

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