The Magnetic Fields' Distortion Album Art
Just started dipping into the Magnetic Fields' forthcoming Distortion, loving every second. A more in depth evaluation's sure to follow; in the meantime, chant along to the LP's surf-y lead track "Three-Way," and have a gander at Stephin's conception of the album title -- visually.
Distortion is out 1/18/08 on Nonesuch, featuring lots of "feedback acoustic piano." There's no large scale tour planned in support of the LP, but a few lucky cities (Sommerville, MA; NYC; San Fran; Hollywood; Seattle) will get multi-night residencies. Ticket info at Ticketmaster.
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Posted at 12:41 PM in Album Art
Tags: The Magnetic Fields
SM sits when he urinates.
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Cute silhouette
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Overrated act with boring cover art.
This would be unremarkable were SM not such an insufferable douche.
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yes, why is SM such a douche? he is known everywhere is a huge douche. yet people still love his music.
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stephin merritt isn't an insufferable douche, he just hates people.
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Whoaaa. Seriously? That's the official album art? Really. Come on. :/.
Also, I thought it was 1/15? 'Cause that would definitely be a Tuesday.
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i dare you to name an uglier album cover.
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You people complaining about the cover just don't get it. It's a BOY on PINK!!!1!
It's deep, y'all.
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Despite having the joke "revealed", still unimpressed and uninterested.
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Joke really isn't funny enough to get away with album artwork that bad.
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Horrible artwork aside, The Magnetic Fields are exponentially more interesting than three-fourths of the blog-buzz shit Stereogum usually covers.
Stephen Merritt is an incredible song writer, a true craftsman. Who cares if he's a dick?
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can someone PLEASE, PUHLEEEEASEE get out the "lame-ass fucking blog reader" thesaurus and look up another word for "douche?"
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i can't wait for this album. i couldn't care less what the cover looks like. stephin merritt rocks my socks.
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God, I really like the Magnetic Fields but this new record sucks...
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OK, after listening to "The Nuns Litany" about 10 times in a row and the opener, "Three Way" it's actually (already) starting to grow on me...
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