Stephin Merritt
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Stephin Merritt
Stephin Merritt artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music
Concerts
May 31, 2005 At Zankel Hall, the band plays songs from its acclaimed CD, 69 Love Songs.
Studio Sessions
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May 31, 2012 Hear the singer-songwriter play ukulele versions of songs from Love at the Bottom of the Sea.
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May 15, 2012 The Magnetic Fields' frontman stops by the WFUV studio to perform "Your Girlfriend's Face."
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September 23, 2008 The Magnetic Fields leader surveys his catalog and fields questions in his typical deadpan style.
November 4, 2007 Watch Stephin Merritt write and record a song in just two days.
Interviews & Profiles
January 29, 2008 LD Beghtol, who sang and played on 69 Love Songs, presents a guide to their latest.
December 3, 2006 Musician Stephin Merritt and author David Handler (a.k.a Lemony Snicket) on "unfortunate" music.
Discover Songs
March 28, 2008 The Magnetic Fields' "California Girls" hums and reverberates with defiled surf-rock.
December 13, 2007 All Songs Considered features its annual mix of quirky holiday music.
November 4, 2007 Watch Stephin Merritt write and record a song in just two days.
December 8, 2003 Ethiopian roots music from Abyssinia Infinite, Clarinetist Aker Bilk and Van Morrison, A singing...
News
November 1, 2010 Strange Powers, the new film about Merritt, will leave fans loving the artist even more.
October 8, 2010 See the trailer for the documentary Strange Powers, opening Oct. 27 in New York.
Reviews
March 28, 2008 The Magnetic Fields' "California Girls" hums and reverberates with defiled surf-rock.
February 1, 2008 Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Distortion by The Magnetic Fields.
January 29, 2008 LD Beghtol, who sang and played on 69 Love Songs, presents a guide to their latest.
January 15, 2008 On its new album, Stephin Merritt's typically morose band is loud, fast, and full of fuzz.
