Mother Jones: "Distortion" Finds "Merritt at His Most Playful"

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Mother Jones magazine recently spoke with Stephin Merritt about The Magnetic Fields' upcoming Nonesuch release, Distortion, and many other things as well. Merritt's famous wit is on full display as he discusses everything from an early memory of a Jefferson Airplane concert that left him deathly afraid at the time of singer Grace Slick, to more recent, slightly less lethal trends in pop music.

Mother Jones Associate Editor Kiera Butler sees the "trademarks" of Merritt's varied output as "literary lyrics; catchy melody; and, when Merritt's singing, croonerish bass vocals and deadpan delivery." All can be found on Distortion, which Butler sees as "Merritt at his most playful."

To read the complete interview, visit motherjones.com.

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  • Sunday, January 6, 2008
    Mother Jones: "Distortion" Finds "Merritt at His Most Playful"

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    Mother Jones magazine recently spoke with Stephin Merritt about The Magnetic Fields' upcoming Nonesuch release, Distortion, and many other things as well. Merritt's famous wit is on full display as he discusses everything from an early memory of a Jefferson Airplane concert that left him deathly afraid at the time of singer Grace Slick, to more recent, slightly less lethal trends in pop music.

    Mother Jones Associate Editor Kiera Butler sees the "trademarks" of Merritt's varied output as "literary lyrics; catchy melody; and, when Merritt's singing, croonerish bass vocals and deadpan delivery." All can be found on Distortion, which Butler sees as "Merritt at his most playful."

    To read the complete interview, visit motherjones.com.

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