Superchunk Covers The Magnetic Fields

Here's Superchunk covering a classic from The Magnetic Fields.  Listen to "I Don't Want to Get Over You" below and download it here from Merge.

Daily Jam - Grand Canyon

Last month, my wife and i were fortunate enough to catch night one of The Magnetic Fields performing the entirety of their magnum opus "69 Love Songs" for its 25th anniversary.  These songs were a big part of the early days of our relationship when we started to dating, so there was a little bit of a feeling of everything coming full circle.  Anyway, the show was fantastic, and has had me relistening to it all the last couple of weeks.  So here's a track from volume two.  Listen to "Grand Canyon" below, our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - The Desperate Things You Made Me Do

It's a long time coming, but i'm finally getting to see The Magnetic Fields perform next month in Austin.  To celebrate a month early, here they are with "The Desperate Things You Made Me Do," our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - My Sentimental Melody

And now for a classic from The Magnetic Fields.  Here's "My Sentimental Melody" from the first volume of "69 Love Songs."  Check it out below, our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - Falling Out of Love (With You)

When i was in college, a coworker at my part-time job on campus introduced me to The Magnetic Fields.  I was instantly hooked to the simple yet refined pop sounds of Stephin Merritt, and found myself seeking out his completely discography, either with Magnetic Fields or other projects like Future Bible Heroes or The Gothic Archies.  My favorite of the other groups has got to be The 6ths, a project that finds Merritt's songwriting and production paired with a slew of guest singers like Mary Timony, Lou Barlow, and more.  Here's "Falling Out of Love (With You)" with vocals from Galaxie 500/Luna front man Dean Wareham, our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - All the Umbrellas in London

It's just feeling like a Magnetic Fields kind of day.  Here's "All the Umbrellas in London," our Daily Jam.

The Magnetic Fields - 50 Song Memoir

Way back in 1999, The Magnetic Fields made the gimmick album to end all gimmick albums, the quirky and sublime 3-album "69 Love Songs."  Evidently, Stephin Merritt has the itch again with the upcoming 5-disc album "50 Song Memoir."  Merritt wrote a song for every year he's been alive (i had no idea he was 50 years old), beginning when he turned 50 and playing over 100 different instruments over the course of the record.  And it all comes out on my birthday next year (March 3rd) on Nonesuch Records.  Listen to "'74 No" below.