Review: The Magnetic Fields - Distortion
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It's always comforting when something does exactly as says on tin. In Stephen Merritt's (aka The Magnetic Fields) new album he offers a delightful concoction of trademark theatrical twee-indie combined with layer of upon layer of Distortion. It all sounds exactly this way too, with each of the thirteen tracks coming in at the 3:00-mark (give or take the odd ten seconds), with Merritt creating a cohesive record that's thoroughly enjoyable and heavily ironic with an intentionally overplayed theme. Opener "Three-Way" sets the tone early, full of modular surf-rock riffs with its layers of fuzz sitting in the background, heavily reverberating...
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