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Merritt_stephinIn a New York Times profile of The Magnetic Fields' "musical polymath" Stephin Merritt for the group's new record, Distortion, Melena Ryzik reports of the aspirations of this songwriter, known for his "bitterly smart lyricism," to be "'lumped in with Irving Berlin'" and included as a contemporary of Stephen Sondheim. In the article, Jon Nakagaw, a producer of contemporary programming at Lincoln Center, calls Stephin's work "pop in the best sense of that word.”

To read the article and listen to "California Girls" off Distortion, visit nytimes.com. To purchase the new CD and receive a free download of Stephin's "The Man of a Million Faces" with the album, visit the Nonesuch Store.

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  • Monday, January 14, 2008
    NY Times Talks with "Musical Polymath" Stephin Merritt

    Merritt_stephinIn a New York Times profile of The Magnetic Fields' "musical polymath" Stephin Merritt for the group's new record, Distortion, Melena Ryzik reports of the aspirations of this songwriter, known for his "bitterly smart lyricism," to be "'lumped in with Irving Berlin'" and included as a contemporary of Stephen Sondheim. In the article, Jon Nakagaw, a producer of contemporary programming at Lincoln Center, calls Stephin's work "pop in the best sense of that word.”

    To read the article and listen to "California Girls" off Distortion, visit nytimes.com. To purchase the new CD and receive a free download of Stephin's "The Man of a Million Faces" with the album, visit the Nonesuch Store.

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