The Magnetic Fields - Please Stop Dancing EP
Review by Landon Perkins
Please Stop Dancing is the ninth studio album by the American indie pop band Magnetic Fields. The album was released on March 6, 2020, and it features 12 tracks that showcase the band's signature sound of witty lyrics and whimsical melodies.
The album opens with the track "Castles of America," a satirical take on American culture and consumerism. The song is followed by "The Day the Politicians Died," a political commentary that urges people to take action and make a change in the world.
Other standout tracks on the album include "Kraftwerk in a Blackout," a love song that references the German electronic band Kraftwerk, and "When She Plays the Toy Piano," a nostalgic ballad about childhood memories.
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Download
Filename: the-magnetic-fields-please-stop-dancing-ep.zip- MP3 size: 22.5 mb
- FLAC size: 145.5 mb
Tracks
| Track | Duration | Preview |
|---|---|---|
| The Nun's Litany [Alternate Vocal Version] | 02:58 | |
| Please Stop Dancing | 3:01 | |
| The Nun's Litany (Alternate Vocal Version) | 2:58 |
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Labels
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Formats
- 2 × File
- MP3
- EP
- 256 kbps
Companies
| Role | Company |
|---|---|
| Phonographic Copyright (p) | Nonesuch Records |
| Copyright (c) | Nonesuch Records |
About The Magnetic Fields
The Magnetic Fields (named after the 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.
Name Vars
- Magnetic Field
- Magnetic Fields
Members
- Stephin Merritt
- Christopher Ewen
- Sam Davol
- Susan Anway
- Claudia Gonson
- Shirley Simms
- John Woo
- Dudley Kludt