2:54 are a sister act. They make the kind of music that makes you feel things. Not bad things, just things that creep up on you and stay there for a few minutes after the speakers go quiet. Its a musical partnership so important they got matching tattoos on their right arms to seal it, so intuitive they can't even describe it. They treat music like a drug, always after that next aural high. Lucky for them, there's been no shortage of people supporting this habit and their place in the indie hype-o-sphere has been pretty well ...

First off, take note, Boston: The next edition of NEW MUSIC NIGHT , during which Jay Clicky Clicky and myself take to the River Gods DJ booth in Cambridge and play nothing but carefully-chosen new songs, takes place this coming Thursday, May 24th, 2012. Got it? Good. The last time our every-other-month event went down, I was sadly absent *. Yes, among the casualties of the soul-crushing sickness I came down with in mid-March was my planned appearance at that 5th edition of NMN, but before I succumbed, I was able to pull together a pretty spiffy setlist, if I do say ...

Heute kommen die ganz grossen Gefühle aus San Diego/California, verstecken sich hinter bombastischen Gitarrenwänden, pompösen Drums und nennen sich Crocodiles. Für mich klingt das alles erst einmal wie “69 Love Songs”, von Magnetic Fields, nur mit mehr Gitarren und Schlagzeug… Download MP3: Hier gibt es noch viel mehr davon.

The Tallest Man On Earth frontman Kristian Matsson does a damn good Dylan impression for a Swede. His latest track, “1904″ waxes existential and recalls the Magnetic Fields in their 50 Love Songs era. I, for one, am looking forward to their upcoming album, There’s No Leaving Now. And for old time’s sake, I’ll throw up “All [...]

The Candy Strypers - Born On A Train [The Magnetic Fields] | bx . watch the original You can download their latest EP from the Eardrumspop website

Mixtape! Modeselektor with Thom Yorke – This 99INJECTIONS – OIL Delta Heavy – Get By Bonde do Rolê – Kilo FM Belfast – Stripes Friends – Mind Control The Hives – Go Right Ahead The Magnetic Fields – Quick! Bonnie “Prince” Billy – I See A Darkness Terranova – Prayer Explosions in the Sky – [...]

The Magnetic Fields' frontman stops by the WFUV studio to perform his song "Your Girlfriend's Face," armed only with a ukulele. Along the way, the song's wit and dark humor get an intimate showcase.

Can the Magnetic Fields do anything wrong? Even on their latest track missing the incredible Stephin Merritt’s vocals, they still manage to create some stunning sounds. The recently released video accompaniment to “Quick!” is luckily just as wonderful. read more

The Magnetic Fields dream up a trashy love affair for their video to the tune of "Quick!", from their album Love at the Bottom of the Sea.

The Magnetic Fields have always had an unconventional approach to love songs so it’s only fitting that their videos follow suit. In their new video for “Quick!”–which is a track fromo their most recent studio effort Love at the Bottom of the Sea–a strange woman who shares housing sensibilities with Oscar the Grouch falls in [...]

Self-directed clip inspired by duo’s favorite David Lynch, Tim Burton films. +++ Lux (L-R): Leah Rosen and David Chandler. Photo by The Ripper. +++ PLAY, POST & SHARE “The Window” by Lux is “…a perfect fit for your summer mix” – KEXP “Song of The Day” ( LINK )   [SOUNDCLOUD]: http://soundcloud.com/fanaticpro/lux-the-window   [VIDEO]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAgshevQ3yc [MP3]: http://www.fanaticpromotion.com/projects/lux/mp3/lux-thewindow.mp3   +++   "...emulating their musical heroes with intoxicating enthusiasm.  It's a total charmer." - Black Book Seattle-based duo Lux has revealed the video for “The Window” from its debut album We Are Not The ...

On connaissait l'humour très particulier de Stephin Merritt, le leader des Magnetic Fields. En voici une preuve supplémentaire avec le clip de "Quick!", confié au prometteur James Spinney. Une curieuse et lunaire inconnue vivant dans une poubelle découvre son équivalent à deux pas, avant que la poubelle du monsieur ne disparaisse. Une histoire de cristallisation amoureuse en moins de 2 minutes

Merge Records have  announced on their blog  that the label will donate its archives to  the University of North Carolina . The collection of "music, art, and other ephemera from 23 years of releasing music we love" will open to the public in 2013, and will be located at  the Southern Folklife Collection at UNC's Wilson Library  in Chapel Hill.  Merge was founded in 1989 in Chapel Hill by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan of Superchunk. The label has released music by Fire">Arcade Fire, Neutral Milk Hotel, Spoon, the Magnetic Fields, Destroyer, Lambchop, Dinosaur Jr., M. Ward/She & Him ...

Self-directed clip inspired by duo’s favorite David Lynch, Tim Burton films. +++ Lux (L-R): Leah Rosen and David Chandler. Photo by The Ripper. +++ PLAY, POST & SHARE “The Window” by Lux is “…a perfect fit for your summer mix” – KEXP “Song of The Day” ( LINK )   [SOUNDCLOUD]: http://soundcloud.com/fanaticpro/lux-the-window   [VIDEO]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAgshevQ3yc [MP3]: http://www.fanaticpromotion.com/projects/lux/mp3/lux-thewindow.mp3   +++   "...emulating their musical heroes with intoxicating enthusiasm.  It's a total charmer." - Black Book Seattle-based duo Lux has revealed the video for “The Window” from its debut album We Are Not The ...

the magnetic fields – quick! mirror lady – hands are tied my roaring twenties – ...