Alana Harper
Production Assistant Alana Harper joined Studio 360 in 2011. A writer and longtime public radio listener, Alana first developed an interest in radio while earning a master’s degree in arts journalism at Syracuse University. She ...
Gig Alerts: The Magnetic Fields
Friday, March 12, 2010
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Gig Alerts
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The Magnetic Fields
"You Must Be Out of Your Mind"
Playing FRIDAY at: Town Hall (123 W. 43rd St., Midtown West)
Get: Tickets | Directions
Since writing the music and lyrics for last year's off-Broadway production of Coraline, Magnetic Fields mastermind Stephin Merritt has been maintaining quite a bit of visibility. The new Magnetic Fields album Realism dropped in January, the band is in the middle of an international tour, and a documentary about the group is set to premiere at SXSW this month. Maybe the film will reveal the inspiration for this folky track's embittered lyrics: "I want you crawling back to me/down on your knees yeah/like an appendectomy/sans anesthesia." Then again, we are talking about indie pop's favorite grouch.
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