Stephin Merritt

With his band the Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt has written, produced and recorded 10 albums, including 69 Love Songs, which was named one of the 500 best albums of all time by Rolling Stone. As well as making albums with Future Bible Heroes, the Gothic Archies, the 6ths and as a solo artist, he composed the scores for the Academy Award-nominated film Pieces of April and for Eban and Charley. He recently published his first book, 101 Two-Letter Words, illustrated by Roz Chast.
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Stephin Merritt (the Magnetic Fields) Talks with Daniel Handler (Lemony Snicket) for the Talkhouse Podcast

Podcast

By Talkhouse Podcast | May 30, 2019

Stephin Merritt (the Magnetic Fields) Talks with Daniel Handler (Lemony Snicket) for the Talkhouse Podcast

The Magnetic Fields’ mastermind and accordionist Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket) revisit the classic 69 Love Songs on its 20th anniversary.

Stephin Merritt (the Magnetic Fields) Talks Antonio Sanchez’s score for Birdman

Music

By Stephin Merritt | December 1, 2014

Stephin Merritt (the Magnetic Fields) Talks Antonio Sanchez’s score for Birdman

Is this highly tuneful songwriter qualified to write a Talkhouse piece about a movie score that's basically a drum solo? The answer may surprise you.