The Magnetic Fields

The booke of love ys long & boringe No folk kan lyft the damned thinge Crammid ful of charters & lore & rubrics And ynstructiouns for daunsing - But Ich? Ich love it whan thou readest to me; And thee, thou kanst reade me eny thinge. ~ @themagfields.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e-0...

Fun. @themagfields.bsky.social talkhouse.com/nobodys-ever...

Happy Pride Month! We're celebrating with our newly updated playlist of recent and classic Nonesuch recordings by LGBTQ+ composers, performers, and allies, including k.d. lang, Magnetic Fields, Caroline Shaw, Ringdown, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Jeremy Denk, Illinoise, and more: nonesuch.lnk.to/Pride

Oooh. Blamcmange have covered Smoke and Mirrors on their new Vince Clarke produced album! youtu.be/CVzer3zZq4U?... @blancmange.bsky.social @themagfields.bsky.social

Stephin’s got a mini-crossword in the @nytimes.com today. Read the article and try your hand at his puzzle here: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/c...

Stephin’s got a mini-crossword in the @nytimes.com today. Read the article and try your hand at his puzzle here: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/c...

Stephin is extremely honored to be included in the @nytimes.com list of the 30 Greatest Living Americans Songwriters. Gift link: nyti.ms/4vW3zKS #nyt30greatest #americansongwriters

Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields ( @themagfields.bsky.social ) listed as one of the 30 greateste livinge American songwryteres. Helle yes! "The reste of lyfe pales yn significance I am lookinge for somebodye wyth whom to daunse." That "wyth whom." Genius. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

But what WAS planned was seeing Stephin Merrit of @themagfields.bsky.social at Wesley Stace's Cabinet of Wonders show in NYC. And you know he did play "The Book of Love," also.

Got to see Stephin Merritt of @themagfields.bsky.social playing "The Book of Love" on a cigar-box ukulele, at Wesley Stace (a.k.a. John Wesley Harding)'s Cabinet of Wonders. Great, great show, many other awesome acts that I didn't photograph.

Get ready for Porky's, a fun new queer music party at Parkside Lounge in Manhattan on Friday, May Ist! Stephin will be DJing along w/ Mona Dehghan, Jesse Dorris, & Luke Williams. Feat performances by Sweaty Eddie & Stephin! 10PM-Late! Grab tix quick! events.humanitix.com/porky-s

Get ready for Porky's, a fun new queer music party at Parkside Lounge in Manhattan on Friday, May Ist! Stephin will be DJing along w/ Mona Dehghan, Jesse Dorris, & Luke Williams. Feat performances by Sweaty Eddie & Stephin! 10PM-Late! Grab tix quick! events.humanitix.com/porky-s

23 years ago today, the Sunday Times (30 March 2003) featured the great Stephin Merritt (Magnetic Fields, Future Bible Heroes). #StephinMerritt @themagfields.bsky.social #MagneticFields #FutureBibleHeroes @robertrotifer.bsky.social

Tomorrow night at @pianosnyc.bsky.social! Stephin and Luke will be doing a DJ set!

Tomorrow night at @pianosnyc.bsky.social! Stephin and Luke will be doing a DJ set!

69 pieces inspired by love songs // @themagfields.bsky.social

25 years ago today: nice review of the Magnetic Fields performing their "69 Love Songs" in London. Observer, 21 January 2001. #MagneticFields @themagfields.bsky.social @robertrotifer.bsky.social

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Some day, people will finally realise that 69 Love Songs was the greatest album of the 90s.

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FINAL 69 LOVE SONG SHOWS! Miami-area friends! With gratitude and wistfulness, we celebrate the end of a whirlwind 2-year 69 Love Songs 25th Anniversary tour, at the @arshtcenter in Miami this weekend, Nov 1+2. Tickets: www.houseoftomorrow.com/calendar

#couplegoals Great show in Madrid last night, playing to some of the sweetest fans. Part 2 of 69 Love Songs is tonight!

26 years ago today, the Philadelphia Inquirer (19 September 1999) was enthusiastic about the Magnetic Fields' wonderful album "69 Love Songs". #MagneticFields @themagfields.bsky.social

We’re at the Oslo Koncerthuset again tonight for the second half of 69 Love Songs. Tickets still available: www.houseoftomorrow.com/calendar

Official video for “Andrew In Drag” from our 2012 album “Love at the Bottom of the Sea” — to our delight, this song seems to be having a TikTok/IG moment. Hello to all of our new listeners! youtu.be/Jf_l3EGQvL8?...

25 years ago today: Betty Clarke on the Magnetic Fields. Guardian, 29 July 2000. #MagneticFields @themagfields.bsky.social @robertrotifer.bsky.social

Do you have tickets yet for our EU/UK shows, or our two shows in Florida? These will be the final shows of our 69 Love Songs Anniversary tour and we’ll no longer be performing the album in full! www.houseoftomorrow.com/calendar

Now back in stock, our SIGNED 69 Love Songs 25th Anniversary SILVER Vinyl BOX SET! Stephin has been busy signing and now they're back in our online store. kf-merch.com/collections/...

22 years ago today, the Sunday Times (30 March 2003) featured the great Stephin Merritt (Magnetic Fields, Future Bible Heroes). #StephinMerritt @themagfields.bsky.social #MagneticFields #FutureBibleHeroes

Our first night in Toronto (and of tour) was great. So good to get back on the road again and shake off those cobwebs. Tonight, we’re back at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre with part 2 of 69 Love Songs. Be like Chris, tonight.

A handful of tickets have just been released for tonight’s SOLD OUT show! www.houseoftomorrow.com/calendar

Tour kicks off tonight in Toronto at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre! We’ll be playing 69 Love Songs over the next two nights. Tonight’s sold out (though stay tuned to for a tiny ticket release…). There are a handful of tickets available for tomorrow night. Tickets: www.houseoftomorrow.com/calendar

📣🗓 🎶 ARTIST SPOTLIGHT 🎶 🗓📣 Don't miss the #69LoveSongs2025 Tour stop at #CarnegieLectureHall on 03/29 and 03/30. In celebration of the 25th anniversary of its release, the @themagfields.bsky.social are continuing their two-night performance of the entire 69 Love Songs album.

Now on sale! www.houseoftomorrow.com/calendar

London dates added! Because the first two dates sold out so quickly, we’ve decided to come back at the end of the tour and do two more for you. Tickets for 14+15 October go on sale Friday at 10AM GMT. All ticket links here: www.houseoftomorrow.com/calendar

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We’re bringing 69 Love Songs back to Europe this year! Tickets go on sale on Friday at 10AM local time. We can’t wait to come back. Seriously… can’t wait for an excuse to get out of here for a bit. Full calendar and ticket links (to our US/Canada shows too): www.houseoftomorrow.com/calendar

ICYMI: Our podcast featuring Stephin Merritt from the Magnetic Fields is up! We complain about new pop while praising old pop, discover why having a will is important and find creative uses for Nosferatu popcorn caskets. @themagfields.bsky.social #themagneticfields #podcast

Listen to 'Desert Island Discs' to hear Laurie Anderson's conversation with @laurenlaverne.bsky.social and why she chose songs by Chubby Checker, Mercedes Sosa, Triakel, @philipglass.bsky.social, Ken Nordine, Lou Reed, @themagfields.bsky.social, and Soul Coughing. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...