NME: Magnetic Fields' "Distortion" Is "Purest, Starkest Genius"

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Magnetic_distortion_lg_2 "The first month of the new year sees the appearance of the first great album of '08—Distortion by The Magnetic Fields," writes NME's Acting Reviews Editor Priya Elan about the magazine's Album of the Week. "Stephin Merritt's 'genius' status has never been in doubt."

In the accompanying album review, writer Mark Beaumont repeats the "musical genius" moniker for Merritt and praises the album too as "purest, starkest genius" in a remarkable, larger body of work. "Relentlessly prolific," writes Beaumont, "Merritt's canon is a Technicolor marvel shot through with the unifying threads of impeccable tunesmithery and an adorable, dolorous baritone." And it's Stephin's ability to weave together so many different elements, on full display on Distortion, that "lifts him on to a higher stratosphere than anyone working in alternative pop today."

To read the full review, pick up the latest issue of NME on newsstands now or visit nme.com.

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    NME: Magnetic Fields' "Distortion" Is "Purest, Starkest Genius"

    Magnetic_distortion_lg_2 "The first month of the new year sees the appearance of the first great album of '08—Distortion by The Magnetic Fields," writes NME's Acting Reviews Editor Priya Elan about the magazine's Album of the Week. "Stephin Merritt's 'genius' status has never been in doubt."

    In the accompanying album review, writer Mark Beaumont repeats the "musical genius" moniker for Merritt and praises the album too as "purest, starkest genius" in a remarkable, larger body of work. "Relentlessly prolific," writes Beaumont, "Merritt's canon is a Technicolor marvel shot through with the unifying threads of impeccable tunesmithery and an adorable, dolorous baritone." And it's Stephin's ability to weave together so many different elements, on full display on Distortion, that "lifts him on to a higher stratosphere than anyone working in alternative pop today."

    To read the full review, pick up the latest issue of NME on newsstands now or visit nme.com.

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