The Magnetic Fields’ first night in Chicago was part comedy show, part family reunion and full of joy for all kinds of music — though a certain 69 songs were top of mind. On Wednesday night, people of ...

The Magnetic Fields were able to get through eight of their 69 Love Songs during a performance on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series. The special performance allowed Stephin Merritt and co. to offer ...

Wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the name of American metal band Goatwhore, Stephin Merritt and his Magnetic Fields bandmates arrived in London last weekend to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their ...

The Magnetic Fields have roughly the cultural and commercial footprint as an arthouse cinema hit. But a few weeks ago, Stephin Merritt — the group’s songwriter and chief creative officer — found ...

The post The Magnetic Fields Extend 69 Love Songs Anniversary Tour with New 2025 Dates appeared first on Consequence. The celebration isn’t ending time soon for The Magnetic Fields, who have now ...

It’s asking a lot of an audience of a certain age — ahem — to return two nights in a row for one performance. Specifically, a performance of a masterwork so sprawling, its 69 songs must be played in ...

Halfway through the first installment of the multi-volume magnum opus from Stephin Merritt’s landmark project The Magnetic Fields, a disarming line upends the tenderness of the triple album’s most ...

The Magnetic Fields are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their classic triple album 69 Love Songs by performing it in full across two-night stands in cities across America. They’ve just announced ...

In the topsy-turvy market of the past five years, these managers led their funds to some of the best performances in their respective areas. Here's what they're bullish on now. This post is in ...

Twenty-five years after the release of 69 Love Songs, the triple album known for its emotional wit, genre-hopping range, and lyrical audacity, The Magnetic Fields are taking their cult classic on the ...

Stephin Merritt learned that the common law of business balance -you get what you pay for - is true, based on the last time the Magnetic Fields' singer-songwriter was in Iowa City in April 2022.