50 Song Memoir

fantano

While not a full commitment to its titular concept, 50 Song Memoir is The Magnetic Fields' most charming and ambitious album in over a decade.

thelineofbestfit

Stephin Merritt revisits his past and overcomes his sense of irony on a bravura five-disc set

pitchfork

On this 5-disc musical memoir, Stephin Merritt has penned a song for each of the first 50 years of his life. His writing suggests that our deepest wisdom can be located in our most personal thoughts.

loudandquiet