# Stephin Merritt
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Stephin Raymond Merritt (born February 9, 1965) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the songwriter and principal singer of the bands The Magnetic Fields, The Gothic Archies, and Future Bible Heroes. He is known for his distinctive and untrained bass voice.
== Musical projects ==
Merritt created and plays principal roles in the bands The Magnetic Fields, The 6ths, The Gothic Archies and Future Bible Heroes.
Tim Page on Stephin Merritt
Tim Page has been the chief classical music critic for the Washington Post and New York Newsday and a regular contributor to the New York Times, where I first encountered his byline. He won the Pulitzer Prize for criticism for work for the Post. He’s a professor emeritus of musicology at USC and hi…
Come to God: Indigo de Souza, Paris Paloma, Olivia Rodrigo
We made it to episode 2! Alex instructs us on how to make a "Come to God", our last gasp of the boozy, sipper bourbon season before we embrace Spring (looking RIGHT PAST the easy drink pairing of a Paloma for this episode). It's a tasty one, a riff on a classic Manhattan.
This week's playlist so yo…
Key Change: Emma Straub on ‘69 Love Songs’ by The Magnetic Fields
My guest today is the bestselling author Emma Straub. Her books include 'This Time Tomorrow,' 'Modern Lovers,' 'The Vacationers,' and more. And with her husband, Michael Fusco, she co-owns the beautiful Brooklyn bookstore Books Are Magic.
I'm so thrilled to have her on because, not only is she a…
Stephin Merritt & Tom Needham: A Classic Sounds of Film
On this “Classic” episode of Sounds of Film, host Tom Needham welcomes acclaimed songwriter and Magnetic Fields founder Stephin Merritt for a wide-ranging conversation about music, film, and his latest silent film project. Merritt, who was recently named to the New York Times’ list of the Top 30 Li…
Nobody's Ever Asked Me That: Stephin Merritt
On the latest episode Nobody’s Ever Asked Me That, Nick Dawson talks with Magnetic Fields frontman, Stephin Merrit, who was recently (and rightly!) named by the New York Times as one of the 30 greatest living songwriters. In a sprightly, wide-ranging conversation, the two discuss such divergent top…
Steve's Mix Tapes #081 (Stephin Merritt)
My guest this week is Stephin Merritt
Stephin is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has, over the last 35 years, produced some truly remarkable music; in particular, he was the man behind what is, in my estimation, one of the greatest albums of the 20th century, 69 Love Songs.
He…
E232: Tim Page on his Pulitzer Prize + Judee Sill + Stephin Merritt
In this episode we're joined by special guest Tim Page to trace the arc of his career from reviewing James Chance & the Contortions to winning the Pulitzer Prize.
In a conversation that's as entertaining as it is erudite, Tim recalls his teenage discovery of Rolling Stone and the subsequent influe…
Westside Cowboy
Reuben Haycocks from Westside Cowboy joins host Fenne Lily to talk about Dove Ellis, Ezra Furman, Ed Winters and Stephin Merritt.
Nobody's Ever Asked Me That: Stephin Merritt
On the latest episode Nobody’s Ever Asked Me That, Nick Dawson talks with Magnetic Fields frontman, Stephin Merrit, who was recently (and rightly!) named by the New York Times as one of the 30 greatest living songwriters. In a sprightly, wide-ranging conversation, the two discuss such divergent top…
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