ArtistInfo

The Magnetic Fields

Band, *1989 US, Boston
Rock and Electronic

The Magnetic Fields (named after the André Breton novel Les Champs Magnétiques) is an American indie pop group founded and led by Stephin Merritt. He is the group's primary songwriter, producer and vocalist, as well as frequent multi-instrumentalist. The Magnetic Fields is essentially a vehicle for Merritt's songwriting, along with various side-projects, such as The 6ths, Future Bible Heroes and The Gothic Archies. While the particular musical style of the band is usually as malleable as Merritt's songwriting, its songs are commonly attributed to pop genres and subgenres: synthpop, indie pop, and noise pop. The band is often also cited as being recognizable by Merritt's lyrics, often about love and often with irregular or neutral gender roles, that are by turns ironic, tongue-in-cheek, bitter, and humorous.

Members

	Stephin Merritt *1965 US
	Sam Davol vc, fl *1970 US
	Susan Anway voc
	Claudia Gonson p, voc, dr *1968 US
	Shirley Simms voc, bvoc
	John Woo bj, man
	Dudley Kludt voc