Track Listing
Click tracks with speaker icon to listen| 1 | Three-Way | |
| 2 | California Girls | |
| 3 | Old Fools | |
| 4 | Xavier Says | |
| 5 | Mr. Mistletoe | |
| 6 | Please Stop Dancing | |
| 7 | Drive On, Driver | |
| 8 | Too Drunk To Dream | |
| 9 | Till the Bitter End | |
| 10 | I'll Dream Alone | |
| 11 | The Nun's Litany | |
| 12 | Zombie Boy | |
| 13 | Courtesans |
News & Reviews
- Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Stephin Merritt, Laurie Anderson to Participate in San Francisco "Talking Music" Series
Stephin Merritt and Laurie Anderson will each participate in the Talking Music series of conversations and performances from San Francisco's City Arts & Lectures, held at the Herbst Theatre. Stephin will open the season on September 11 in conversation and song hosted by Lemony Snicket author and fellow Gothic Archie Daniel Handler; Laurie will talk with music journalist Michael Azerrad for the season closer in April. In between are talks and performances by artists like Barbara Cook, Michael Tilson Thomas, Neko Case, and Okkervil River's Will Sheff.
- Monday, July 28, 2008
Stephin Merritt Performs "Nun's Litany" on "Backstage with Other Music"
During the last leg of their US tour, The Magnetic Fields played several nights at The Town Hall in New York. While there, Stephin Merritt invited the folks at Other Music backstage to discuss the new record and tape a few solo performances—just him and his bouzouki—of “The Nun’s Litany,” from the new album, and “This Little Ukulele,” from his soundtrack for the 2000 film Eban & Charley. You can watch the videos now ...
About this Album
Twelve-inch vinyl and CD of The Magnetic Fields' 2008 album Distortion, with its wry lyrics, fuzzed-out guitar, cello, piano, and accordion for "bubblegum melodies in a bouquet of barbed wire" (MOJO). Stephin Merritt and Shirley Simms (69 Love Songs) trade off on lead vocals. Nonesuch Store bonus download: "The Man of a Million Faces," Merritt's solo song for NPR's Project Song.
Credits
MUSICIANS
Made by Stephin Merritt with:
Sam Davol, cello
Claudia Gonson, drums, Farfisa organ, piano, backing vocals
Daniel Handler, accordion
Shirley Simms, vocals
John Woo, lead guitar
A. Klasinski, I. Pearle, R. Stevens, orgiasts
No synths
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Recording and additional production: Charles Newman at Mother West, NY
Assistant engineer: Robert Stevens
Mix: Stephin Merritt, Charles Newman and Tom Rogers
Mastering: Jeff Lipton at Peerless, Boston
Additional mastering: Tom Rogers
All songs by Stephin Merritt
Design: Evan Gaffney Design
Logo: Michael English
