Monday, March 25, 2019

The Magnetic Fields - The Wayward Bus (1992)


Second album of dreamy, lo-fi indie rock from The Magnetic Fields, and their last with Susan Anway handling lead vocals. At its core, early Magnetic Fields' songs had a similarly simple, girl-group-pop-style approach as, say, the Jesus and Mary Chain, but instead of piling on distortion and acid-addled feedback, it's synths, strings, and heartbreak. I absolutely love all of their early records, but this one's probably my favorite.

Track listing:
1. When You Were My Baby
2. The Saddest Story Ever Told
3. Lovers from the Moon
4. Candy
5. Tokyo A Go-Go
6. Summer Lies
7. Old Orchard Beach
8. Jeremy
9. Dancing in Your Eyes
10. Suddenly There Is a Tidal Wave

They say we're too young
I think we're too old


You should also listen to:
The Ocean Blue -
Cerulean (1991)
The Stratford 4 -
The Revolt Against Tired Noises (2001)

1 comment:

  1. thank you for this and and your recommendations - I've learned so much from you. best wishes to you

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