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"Andrew in Drag" video premieres on NPR's "All Songs Considered"

Our music video for 'Andrew in Drag' premiered today on NPR's 'All Songs Considered.' Watch Claudia and Stephin rotate on a lazy Susan while Darrell Thorne and Stormy Leather transform themselves with lipstick and pomade. Scott Valins directed, and the video is NSFW, if your workplace doesn't appreciate nudity.

Enjoy!

Stephin Merritt to appear at Tibetan Freedom Concert, and Barnes & Noble Upstairs at the Square

Stephin Merritt will appear at two special events coming up--the 22nd Annual Tibet House US Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall, and Upstairs at the Square, Barnes and Noble's event series at their flagship Union Square store in New York City.

The 22nd Annual Tibet House US Benefit Concert will be on February 13th at Carnegie Hall. Philip Glass will be joined by Stephin Merritt, James Blake, Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson, Antony, Rahzel, Dechen Shak-Dahsay with other artists to be announced soon! Concert tickets are on sale now exclusively through Carnegie Charge at 1-212-247-7800 and www.carnegiehall.org. Benefit package tickets (include prime seats to the concert and entrance to a post-concert dinner party) are available exclusively through Tibet House US at 1-212-807-0563 and www.tibethouse.us.

Upstairs at the Square is a series which pairs musicians and writers for an evening of music and words. Stephin will appear with the brilliant Emma Straub. Many fans of The Magnetic Fields will recognize her smiling face from the merch booth. Stephin will sing some songs, Emma will read from her short story collection, Other People We Married, and they will both be interviewed live on stage by Katherine Lanpher. The event is on Thursday, March 8th, at 7pm at Barnes & Noble Union Square. It is free and open to the public.

Magnetic Fields announce Devotchka and others to open US Tour

We're pleased to announce the opening bands for our upcoming tour: Devotchka, Kelly Hogan, Bachelorette, and Holcombe Waller will all be joining us on different dates.

Please check the calendar to see who you will have the pleasure of listening to in your city

"ANDREW IN DRAG" SINGLE AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER AND YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE NOW

We're pleased to announce the first single off Love at the Bottom of the Sea, "Andrew in Drag." Listen to the track below. The single will also be released as a 7", backed with the bonus track, "When Next in Love I Fall". The 7" is now available for pre-order from Merge Records and limited to 1000 copies. The 7" will ship on January 31st.

The Magnetic Fields - Andrew in Drag by MergeRecords

Tickets are still available for the upcoming North American and European tours. Check the calendar for more information on the upcoming dates.

Spanish Dates Added to European Tour

The Spanish tour dates have just been announced, and include the Estrella Levante SOS 4.8 Festival in Murcia.

The dates are:

4 May - MURCIA, SPAIN | Estrella Levante SOS 4.8 Festival
6 May - BARCELONA, SPAIN | Sala Apolo
7 May - MADRID, SPAIN | Teatro Rialto

Ticket information for all dates can be found on the calendar.

MAGNETIC FIELDS LOVE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA OUT MARCH 6

The Magnetic Fields will be releasing a new album, Love at the Bottom of the Sea, on March 6, 2012, on Merge Records in North America, and Domino Records overseas. The band's tenth full-length album is their first release of new material with Merge since 1999's highly acclaimed 69 Love Songs. The band will celebrate their new album with tours through North America and Europe. Please visit the calendar for full ticket purchasing information.

After putting out their "synth-free trilogy," The Magnetic Fields are returning to their signature mix of synth and acoustic sounds. Merritt notes about the new album that "instead of using a synthesizer as a melodic instrument, much of the time I used it as a compositional destructive mechanism, something eating away at the apparent order of my perfectionist arrangements. I was very happy to be using synthesizers in ways that I had not done before. Most of the synthesizers on the record didn't exist when we were last using synthesizers."

The songs - none over three minutes long - were recorded with Merritt's usual cast of collaborators: Claudia Gonson, Sam Davol, John Woo, Shirley Simms, Johny Blood and Daniel Handler.

There will be a limited-edition eggshell-colored vinyl available exclusively to those who pre-order the album at the Merge Records Store. The first 100 people who order the album from Merge will receive a free signed poster and a Magnetic Fields button.

TMF SPRING 2012 TOUR DATES - US and CANADA

The Magnetic Fields will embark on a North American and Canadian tour, beginning March 6th, 2012. More information is available on the calendar. The dates are:

TMF SPRING 2012 TOUR DATES - EUROPE

The European Magnetic Fields' tour will begin shortly after the US and Canada tour, in late April, 2012. The tour will last for 3 and a half weeks. The dates are:

11 March - MINEHEAD, UK | All Tomorrow's Parties
24 April - BRIGHTON, UK | Komedia
25 April - LONDON, UK | Royal Festival Hall
27 April - MANCHESTER, UK | Royal Northern College of Music
28 April - DUBLIN, IRELAND | Olympia
29 April - CORK, IRELAND | Cork Opera House
1 May - PORTO, PORTUGAL
2 May - LISBON, PORTUGAL
9 May - OSLO, NORWAY | Rockefeller (Tickets on sale 17 Dec.)
11 May - GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN | Annedalskyrkan
12 May - STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN | Filadelfiakyrkan
14 May - BERLIN, GERMANY | Passionskirche
15 May - HAMBURG, GERMANY | Kampnagel K6
16 May - AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS | De Duif

More dates in Europe will be announced shortly. Sign up for the newsletter and follow the band @TheMagFields for the latest news.

On sale: The Magnetic Fields at ATP March 10 & Royal Festival Hall April 25!

Tickets are now on sale for The Magnetic Fields' March 10 appearance at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival curated by Jeff Mangum. A follow-up show on April 25 will take place at London's Royal Festival Hall. A special window for pre-sale tickets for the Royal Festival Hall show will start November 17 at noon via ArtistTicket.com. (General ticketing will follow.)

More dates in the UK and Europe will be announced shortly. Sign up for the newsletter and follow the band @TheMagFields for the latest news.

A Motley Crew's "Science Fiction, Double Feature"

Stephin Merritt made a special Halloween appearance on "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson," sitting in with Amanda Palmer, Neil Gaiman, and Moby on the song "Science Fiction, Double Feature" from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." Watch the video segment at prefixmag.com.

"Holiday" Re-issue Out on Vinyl

"Holiday," originally released in 1994 by Feel Good All Over and subsequently reissued on CD by Merge in 1999, has been issued again by Merge, this time as a first-ever vinyl pressing. Full details—including information about a limited-edition four-album boxed set—can be had over at the Merge Records website. Merge offers free shipping on all US orders.

"Obscurities" Released Today

"Obscurities," a collection of Stephin Merritt's hard-to-find recordings dating back to his time on Merge Records (1994-99) and prior, is released today, August 23. Find the new release at your local reseller or purchase it directly from the Merge Records Store, which offers free shipping on all US orders. The $17.98 vinyl edition includes a download coupon redeemable for all tracks as 320kbps MP3s.

Download a New Track from "Obscurities," out on Merge Records August 23

"Obscurities," a collection of new and hard-to-find recordings made by Stephin Merritt, will be released as a CD, LP, and digital download on Merge Records on August 23. The CD's 14 tracks include five Merge-era recordings from The Magnetic Fields.

"Forever and a Day," a previously unreleased selection from "The Song From Venus," Merritt's collaboration with author Daniel Handler, aka Lemony Snickett, is available today as a free download from Merge Records.

Track listing:
1. Forever and a Day (previously unreleased)
2. Rats in the Garbage of the Western World (The Magnetic Fields)
3. I Don't Believe You (The Magnetic Fields)
4. Plant White Roses (Buffalo Rome)
5. Rot in the Sun (the 6ths)
6. The Sun and the Sea and the Sky (previously unreleased)
7. Yet Another Girl (the 6ths)
8. Scream (Till you Make the Scene) (previously unreleased)
9. The Song from Venus (previously unreleased)
10. Beach-A-Boop-Boop (The Magnetic Fields)
11. When I'm Not Looking, You're Not There (The Magnetic Fields)
12. Take Ecstasy with Me (The Magnetic Fields)
13. When You're Young and In Love (previously unreleased)
14. You Are Not My Mother and I Want to Go Home (The Gothic Archies)

Watch On Demand: "Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and The Magnetic Fields" — DVD Release This Spring

"Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and The Magnetic Fields" by filmmakers Kerthy Fix and Gail O'Hara is available to watch on demand in the US through April 7 on providers Time Warner, Comcast, Verizon, Cox, Xbox, and Charter. The film will soon be released on the iTunes store. Watch it in the UK on iTunes, Lovefilm, and Sony Playstation, with Coolroom and MUBI coming soon.

For upcoming information about the film and its complete forthcoming digital release schedule visit the official website at strangepowersfilm.com. Watch for the DVD's release this May.

"Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and The Magnetic Fields" in Theaters

The feature documentary "Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and The Magnetic Fields" starts its theatrical run on Wednesday, October 27 at New York City's Film Forum. Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields will be appearing in person alongside the filmmakers at the 8:10PM shows on Wednesday, October 27 and Friday, October 29. Tickets go on sale October 20 at the Film Forum website.

Tickets are also on sale now for the Los Angeles screenings, which start November 5 at Laemmle's Sunset 5. Stephin and the filmmakers will be making guest appearances at the Friday and Saturday evening shows.

Coinciding with the New York City premiere of "Strange Powers" is "All Our Friends are in New York," an exhibition of the band's history, featuring memorabilia and photographs by filmmaker Gail O'Hara, writer Emma Straub, and the band's own John Woo, among others. Other Music will host the exhibition as well as an opening reception -- with Stephin Merritt assuming DJ duties -- on Thursday, October 28 from 5 to 7:00PM at 15 East 4th Street.

The film's current run includes stops in Austin, San Francisco, Dallas, and Seattle. Screenings and special events related to the film are being added regularly by the filmmakers. For a complete schedule please visit the film's Facebook page or check its official website.