The Magnetic Fields

The mastermind of the Magnetic Fields is Stephin Merritt, an urbane songwriter with a scathing wit, equally influenced by the Pet Shop Boys and Stephen Sondheim. Since 1991, Merritt has married sophisticated wordplay with elegant melodies and (particularly on his earlier releases) electro-pop arrangements. Ever the dissolute romantic, Merritt pens world-weary songs of romance gone awry. Sometimes he sings them himself, in his dry-martini voice, sometimes he employs the brighter tones of Claudia Gonson. Merritt has also invented other guises to present his songs, such as the 6ths and Future Bible Heroes, further utilizing guest vocalists.

• Belle & Sebastian
• Bob Hillman
• East River Pipe
• Lee Feldman
• Momus
• Rufus Wainwright
• Smog
• Sport Murphy
• The Divine Comedy
• The High Llamas
• The Lofty Pillars
• They Might Be Giants
• Tindersticks
• Vitesse

• Cole Porter
• Collette Carter
• Kate Bush
• Leonard Cohen
• Lloyd Cole
• New Order
• Noel Coward
• Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
• Pet Shop Boys
• Scott Walker
• Soft Cell
• The Smiths
• Tom Waits

• Kitty Vermont
• The Decemberists
• The Postal Service

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