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Realism

Magnetic Fields

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Released: Jan 2010
Label: Nonesuch
Apparently, Realism is composer Stephin Merritt's attempt to deconstruct the meaning of authenticity in post-revival American folk music. For the majority of the population who have no idea what that means, this Fields album is a cheeky ode to the orchestral folk-pop of the 1960s. It's not bad at all, even if the tongue-in-cheek lyrics try too hard to be clever. Merritt's intricate melodies betray a true love of classics like Judy Collins' Wildflowers, early Leonard Cohen and the Free Design.
- Justin Farrar
Magnetic Fields - Realism 2010-02-22
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    3:12
    You Must Be Out of Your Mind
    You Must Be Out of Your Mind
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    2:11
    Interlude
    Interlude
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    2:10
    We Are Having a Hootenanny
    We Are Having a Hootenanny
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    2:29
    I Don't Know What to Say
    I Don't Know What to Say
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    The Dolls' Tea Party
    The Dolls' Tea Party
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    2:24
    Everything Is One Big Christmas Tree
    Everything Is One Big Christmas Tree
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    Walk a Lonely Road
    Walk a Lonely Road
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    2:40
    Always Already Gone
    Always Already Gone
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    2:21
    Seduced and Abandoned
    Seduced and Abandoned
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    2:31
    Better Things
    Better Things
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    Painted Flower
    Painted Flower
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    The Dada Polka
    The Dada Polka
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    3:27
    From a Sinking Boat
    From a Sinking Boat
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