The Magnetic Fields: 50 Song Memoir Vinyl 5LP Boxset on-ear headphones and the purped-up album is

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The Magnetic Fields: 50 Song Memoir Vinyl 5LP Boxset on-ear headphones and the purped-up album isDo The Magnetic Fields release standard albums anymore, or strictly box sets? The gargantuan volumes the band seem to be spitting out are a testament to what The Magnetic Fields really is: a vessel for Stephin Merritts prolific songwriting. 50 Song Memoir is exactly what it sounds like; an autobiographical ode to the first 50 years of Merritts life, with one song penned for each year spread over five LPs. A quick glance at the song titles reveal clues