The Magnetic Fields, Giant Drag, The Knife, And More
Top left: Micah Calabrese and Annie Hardy of Giant Drag; right: Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields; bottom: Karin Dreijer Andersson and Olof Dreijer of The Knife.
Top left: Micah Calabrese and Annie Hardy of Giant Drag; right: Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields; bottom: Karin Dreijer Andersson and Olof Dreijer of The Knife.
After releasing the appropriately titled Distortion in 2008, The Magnetic Fields' members are back with a cleaner, mostly acoustic sound. The group's new album, Realism, is still richly orchestrated, but it's been stripped of drum machines, electric guitars and synthesizers. Frontman Stephin Merritt calls it The Magnetic Fields' "folk album." You can hear the opening cut, "You Must Be Out Of Your Mind," in this edition of All Songs Considered. Also on the program: The Preservation Hall Jazz Band resurrects the voice of Louis Armstrong on a new benefit record; the Swedish band The Knife has a strange new opera; the surprising string quartet Brooklyn Rider; long-awaited new music from Giant Drag; and the eccentric pop group The Heligoats.
Download this show in the All Songs Considered podcast.
Sign up for the All Songs Considered newsletter and we'll tell you when new music features are available on the site.
Register with the NPR.org community to join in our discussions.
Contact us with your questions and comments.
The Magnetic Fields, Giant Drag, The Knife, And More
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
- Artist: Preservation Hall Jazz Band
- Album: Preservation: An Album To Benefit Preservation Hall & The Preservation Hall Music Outre
- Song: Rocking Chair
Kayhan Kalhor/Brooklyn Rider
- Artist: Kayhan Kalhor/Brooklyn Rider
- Album: Silent City
- Song: Ascending Bird (after a traditional Personal melody)
Featured Artist
More From All Songs Considered
Comments
You must be signed in to leave a comment. Sign In / Register
Please keep your community civil. All comments must follow the NPR.org Community rules and Terms of Use. NPR reserves the right to use the comments we receive, in whole or in part, and to use the commenter's name and location, in any medium. See also the Terms of Use, Privacy Policy and Community FAQ.
