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Video: Stephin Merritt: The Nuns Litany / This Little Ukulele (Live on Backstage With Other Music)

2008-07-29 17:07:59 by ronpendleton in PlayOrDownload Music News
 
...Merritt s latest album as the Magnetic Fields, 2008s Distortion , had something to do with wait, itll come to me distortion. Merritts greatest gifts are as a songwriter, though, so its no surprise that album standout The Nuns Litany sounds just as good stripped bare . (Thats how the nun would want it, anyway.) New Yorks Other Music recently...
 
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Magnetic Fields' Merritt Inspires Line of Footwear

2008-09-22 14:20:00 by Paul Thompson in Pitchfork: News
 
...Merritt. The collection is comprised of four different varieties of mid-top shoe, all of which apparently capture the je ne sais quoi of Mr. Merritt while offering the comfort and support his oft-lovelorn songs tend to lack. They look like this One would think the natural choice for a Merritt-inspired clothing line would tend toward the...
 
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Sneak preview: Tift Merritt: Another Country (free mp3)

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2008-01-09 13:23:01 by takecountryback in Taking it Back to the Roots!
...Merritt has a new album coming on February 26 but weve got a sneak listen for you now TCB reviewed Tifts Bramble Rose back in 2002 ( review link We will be having a giveaway for this release -stay tuned for details and were hoping to catch up with Tift in an interview in the near future Free MP3 Download: Keep You Happy Audio Streams Another...
 
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Tift Merritt takes on 'Another Country'

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2008-04-08 15:07:25 by Kimberly Chun in SFBG: Noise
...Merritt is giving something away. It seems delicate but could be strong as steel, a gift from a solitary place but one that she openly shares. It is Another Country (Fantasy). When Lost Highway Records broke things off with the Grammy-nominated songwriter in 2006 she retired to a room in Paris to put down this portrait of a spirit that is at...
 
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Distracted Noise Pop: Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt ducks the dog to chat longer

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2008-02-22 00:42:01 by Kimberly Chun in SFBG: Noise
...Merritt - what a chatterbox. Read the rest of his interview here SFBG: I made the mistake of listening to the new album on some laptop speakers, so when I plugged in a nice pair of headphones, it was nice to hear all the layers underneath the distortion Stephin Merritt: Im curious to hear about people who hear it for the first time under...
 
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Stephin Merritt Is Pyscho For Psychocandy

2008-01-07 11:09:10 by Stereogum in stereogum
 
...Merritt likes the Jesus & Mary Chain and their rainy feedback. Listen no further than the a-clang backdrop of " Too Drunk To Dream ," though a better example would be "Please Stop Dancing." True, the white noise smears frostily across Distortion (even the girl group garage of " Three-Way " gets a dollop), but we didn't realize the J&MC love...
 
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Fantasy Records To Release Tift Merritt's 'Another Country' Feb. 26

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2008-01-13 19:00:00 by Editor in Starpulse News Blog - Music News
After two records and a Grammy nomination, Tift Merritt took hiatus with a piano in Paris and was rewarded with an unbridled inspiration and a wealth of her most accomplished songs to date. On February 26, Concord Music Group's Fantasy Records will release Merritt's Another Country class="middle" /> Read more
 
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Tift Merritt's Spring Tour ; New Album

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2008-01-18 21:28:54 by Walter Weiss of MOG in MOG - Editor's Picks
...Merritt will be hitting the road this spring traveling throughout the US, (dates below) in support of her upcoming release Another Country (Fantasy) hitting stores February 26 Tift's lat album Home is Loud (RCAM) was recorded at the outdoor amphitheater located at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, North Carolina and released as a...
 
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Music Review: Tift Merritt's 3rd CD 'Another Country' Shows A More Confident Artist

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2008-02-25 20:54:58 by Editor in Starpulse News Blog - Music News
Tift Merritt , '' Another Country '' (Fantasy) Tift Merritt's third album, ''Another Country,'' makes it clear why she attracts such adoration from Americana fans: Her sugar-cane voice seduces with a sweet tone and a delicate texture that melts into heated phrases and sparkles when sprinkled on upbeat fare class="middle" /> Read more
 
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