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by Magnetic Fields

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2000's

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1,285
2004

of 38,943

165

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Overall Rating: 2.7143 i is ranked overall as 2.7143 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 2.9400 i has an avg. critic score of 2.9400 out of 4 stars

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PopMatters

Many of the witty, lovelorn pop songs here can stand beside any in Merritt's formidable catalogue. ...more

Entertainment Weekly

Sometimes his lyrics are better than his melodies...

Rolling Stone

I doesn't have all of 69 Love Songs' expansiveness and droll humor, but there's no denying the bittersweet charisma of Merritt's pop craftsmanship

All Music Guide

Merritt's kitchen produces pop confections that can rot teeth, but the bitter aftertaste owes more to Randy Newman than it does Belle & Sebastian. ...more

Stylus Magazine

A record of flippant, tossed-off, uninspired, only sporadically involving chamber pop that feels, dare I say, half-hearted. ...more

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Alternative Press

Beautifully melodic, quietly clever and painfully...read the complete review at Alternative Press

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Village Voice (Consumer Guide)

When the songs are not just clever but lively--most spectacularly on the unrelenting "I Thought You Were My Boyfriend"--Stephin Merritt's demo-ready monotone could pass for a singing voice....read the complete review at Village Voice (Consumer Guide)

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Dot Music

Appallingly tasteful....read the complete review at Dot Music

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The A.V. Club

The five-year pause between The Magnetic Fields'69 Love Songsand the newiprobably has any number of sensible......read the complete review at The A.V. Club

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