Realism, by The Magnetic Fields

Realism

by The Magnetic Fields

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1.	You Must Be out of Your Mind 03:12	buy track
2.	Interlude 02:11	buy track
3.	We Are Having a Hottenanny 02:10	buy track
4.	I Don't Know What to Say 02:29	buy track
5.	The Doll's Tea Party 02:17	buy track
6.	Everything Is One Big Christmas Tree 02:24	buy track
7.	Walk a Lonely Road 03:04	buy track
8.	Always Already Gone 02:40	buy track
9.	Seduced and Abandoned 02:21	buy track
10.	Better Things 02:31	buy track
11.	Painted Flower 02:11	buy track
12.	The Dada Polka 02:21	buy track
13.	From a Sinking Boat 03:26	buy track

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With no synths, no drum kits, and every instrument unplugged, the pristine Realism is the flip-side to the brash noise-pop of The Magnetic Fields' 2008 Distortion. Singer-songwriter Stephin Merritt calls it "folk," but with its wide range of instrumentation and orchestrated arrangements, says Merritt, "Realism is a more kaleidoscopic approach to a genre.” The BBC calls it "absolutely prime Merritt."

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released January 26, 2010

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