Love at the Bottom of the Sea

Love at the Bottom of the Sea

by The Magnetic Fields
Love at the Bottom of the Sea

Love at the Bottom of the Sea

by The Magnetic Fields

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Overview

The Magnetic Fields' synth pop-saturated tenth studio album arrives after a trio of more guitar-oriented offerings (I, Distortion, and Realism). Love at the Bottom of the Sea feels like an amalgamation of Stephin Merritt's epic 69 Love Songs and his excellent work under the 6ths moniker, especially on the giddy and typically infectious first single "Andrew in Drag." Merritt can still work his subversive magic, as evidenced by the Ian Curtis-lite "Born for Love," the aforementioned "Drag," and the typically deadpan closer "All She Care About Is Mariachi," the latter of which manages to rhyme "Hibachi" and "Liberace" with famed ad agency "Saatchi & Saatchi." ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date: 03/06/2012
Label: Merge
UPC: 0673855043920
Rank: 76131

Tracks

  1. God Wants Us to Wait
  2. Andrew in Drag
  3. Your Girlfriend's Face
  4. Born for Love
  5. I'd Go Anywhere with Hugh
  6. Infatuation (With Your Gyration)
  7. The Only Boy in Town
  8. The Machine in Your Hand
  9. Goin¿¿¿ Back to the Country
  10. I've Run Away to Join the Fairies
  11. The Horrible Party
  12. My Husband's Pied-A-Terre
  13. I Don't Like Your Tone
  14. Quick!
  15. All She Cares About Is Mariachi

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Magnetic Fields   Primary Artist
Randy Walker   Vocals
Claudia Gonson   Piano,Vocals,Machines,Tambourine
John Woo   Banjo,Guitar
Sam Davol   Cello,Flute
Daniel Handler   Organ,Accordion
Pinky Weitzman   Viola,Violin,Musical Saw
Shirley Simms   Vocals,Autoharp
Johny Blood   Tuba,Flugelhorn,Horn (Alto)

Technical Credits

Stephin Merritt   Engineer,Photography,Mixing,Composer
Claudia Gonson   Management
Michael Fusco   Design
Charles Newman   Mixing,Engineer
Christina Rentz   Publicity
Jacob Wink   Assistant Engineer
Krista Williams   Publicity
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