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Magnetic_fieldsThe Magnetic Fields performed at the Somerville Theatre last Thursday for what was undoubtedly a very special Valentine's Day experience for many in the sold-out crowd. The Boston Globe's Joan Anderman says "it was a night of beautifully made art and barbarous good humor."

The set featured songs from the band's latest release, the feedback-heavy Distortion, with the album's purposely "noisy nuggets" revamped "as cosmically hushed chamber-pop" for the live show, making "the leap from fuzzed-up rocker to elegant gem intact," as well as a number of songs from throughout Stephin Merritt's various projects.

Anderman found the entire set list "dementedly apropos of the holiday" and found the chord changes to be "perfect, the words unmatched." She concludes: "In Merritt's world, the end is always near. But for world-weary romantics with an appetite for the truth, the Magnetic Fields delivered a sweet valentine."

To read the complete concert review, visit boston.com. This week, The Magnetic Fields set up residency for four nights of shows at New York's Town Hall.

Magnetic_distortion_lg Click here to add the Distortion CD plus the free album MP3s, with the exclusive bonus download "The Man of a Million Faces," directly to your Shopping Cart now for only $13.98. For more information and more Nonesuch albums, visit the Nonesuch Store. 

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  • Monday, February 18, 2008
    Boston Globe: The Magnetic Fields Turn "Distortion" Tracks to "Elegent Gems" for Live Show

    Magnetic_fieldsThe Magnetic Fields performed at the Somerville Theatre last Thursday for what was undoubtedly a very special Valentine's Day experience for many in the sold-out crowd. The Boston Globe's Joan Anderman says "it was a night of beautifully made art and barbarous good humor."

    The set featured songs from the band's latest release, the feedback-heavy Distortion, with the album's purposely "noisy nuggets" revamped "as cosmically hushed chamber-pop" for the live show, making "the leap from fuzzed-up rocker to elegant gem intact," as well as a number of songs from throughout Stephin Merritt's various projects.

    Anderman found the entire set list "dementedly apropos of the holiday" and found the chord changes to be "perfect, the words unmatched." She concludes: "In Merritt's world, the end is always near. But for world-weary romantics with an appetite for the truth, the Magnetic Fields delivered a sweet valentine."

    To read the complete concert review, visit boston.com. This week, The Magnetic Fields set up residency for four nights of shows at New York's Town Hall.

    Magnetic_distortion_lg Click here to add the Distortion CD plus the free album MP3s, with the exclusive bonus download "The Man of a Million Faces," directly to your Shopping Cart now for only $13.98. For more information and more Nonesuch albums, visit the Nonesuch Store. 

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