
Artist
The Magnetic Fields
The Magnetic Fields is an indie pop artist formed in 1990. 31 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
- 31
- Releases
- 1991–2020
- Active years
- 1990
- Formed

Artist
The Magnetic Fields is an indie pop artist formed in 1990. 31 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.

Most popular
50 Song Memoir
2017 · 50 tracks

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2004

69 Love Songs
1999

Quickies
2020

Distortion
2008

Love at the Bottom of the Sea
2012

Get Lost
1995

Holiday
1994

The Charm of the Highway Strip
1994

The Wayward Bus / Distant Plastic Trees
1994

Selections from 50 Song Memoir
2017

Realism (Standard)
2010

Realism (iTunes Exclusive)
2010
Realism
2010
69 Love Songs, Volume 2
1999
69 Love Songs, Volume 3
1999
69 Love Songs, Volume 1
1999
The Wayward Bus
1992
Distant Plastic Trees
1991

I've Got a Date With Jesus
Single · 2020

(I Want to Join A) Biker Gang
Single · 2020

The Day the Politicians Died
Single · 2020

Kraftwerk in a Blackout
Single · 2020

'81: How to Play the Synthesizer
Single · 2017

'83: Foxx and I
Single · 2017

5 Selections From 50 Song Memoir
EP · 2016

Please Stop Dancing - EP
EP · 2008

Three-Way
Single · 2008

California Girls
Single · 2007

I Thought You Were My Boyfriend
Single · 2004

The House of Tomorrow (Remastered)
EP · 1992
The Magnetic Fields is a New York-based group fronted by Stephin Merritt. Recent albums released under the name “The Magnetic Fields” usually consist of synth-pop music in a 1980s style underlying clever lyrics which are often heavily ironic. While synth-pop often forms the foundation of their music, The Magnetic Fields’ music borrows from many other styles, notably country, folk and indie pop. The band was originally formed in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1990 by friends Merritt and (percussionist/pianist/vocalist) Claudia Gonson. While 1991’s Distant Plastic Trees and 1992’s The Wayward Bus (now most easily available together as a compilation, The Wayward Bus / Distant Plastic Trees) are sung by Susan Anway, all subsequent albums are principally sung by Merritt himself. Longtime members include: Gonson, (cellist) Sam Davol, and (banjo player/guitarist) John Woo. Contributors include (but are not limited to) the singers Susan Anway, Dudley Klute, Shirley Simms, and LD Beghtol, and the accordionist/writer Daniel Handler (famous for writing the childrens’ books A Series of Unfortunate Events under the alias Lemony Snicket). Their most popular and best-selling album to date is 69 L…