Stephin MerrittBest Stephin Merritt Albums Ranked
7.6
Avg Score
4
Opinions
4
Albums
2
Reviewers
Summary from 4 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated Stephin Merritt's catalog across 4 albums from 4 opinions, with an overall average of 7.6/10. The top-rated Stephin Merritt album is Obscurities (2011) with a 7.8/10 average from 2 ratings, followed by Showtunes and Pieces of April. The discography on Wavelength spans 2003 to 2011.
Obscurities
“"We are the rats in the garbage of the Western World/So let’s dance" sings Stephin Merritt on the well-named "Rats in the Garbage of the Western World," a hilariously touching tribute to The Cure that sounds like it was recorded with a Casio toy keyboard in a VW beetle. It’s perfect, but not the best […]”
Obscurities
“Though it's a collection of odds, ends, side projects, and B-sides from the pre-69 Love Songs era, Obscurities is surprisingly coherent and also a good reminder of the strength of Stephin Merritt's early songwriting and his ability to get the most out of his rotating cast of vocalists.”
Showtunes
“Magnetic Fields leader presents an oddly sequenced collection that jumps between songs from his three musical theater collaborations with director Chen Shi-Zheng.”
Pieces of April
“Despite the laughably appropriate indie filmmaker penchant for Stephin Merritt's music, all of his songs incorporated into movie soundtracks thus far have been fairly unconvincing. Anyone who remembers the Ashley Judd Oscar bid, *Someone Like You*, knows both that a wristwatch will disappear if you unflinchingly stare at it for more than an hour in a dark theatre, and that *69 Love Songs*' "Absolu”
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