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Quickies
Pop · 2020 · 28 tracks · 46m

Quickies

The Magnetic Fields

Twenty-eight bite-sized vignettes of wry, minimalist pop. A collection of musical flash fiction delivered with a signature deadpan baritone and acoustic charm.

May 15, 2020 · Nonesuch

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A playful yet cynical collection of musical postcards that find humor in the mundane and the tragic.

Tracklist · 28 Tracks · 46m
01
Castles of America
0:34
02
The Biggest Tits in History
2:12
03
The Day the Politicians Died
1:58
04
Castle Down a Dirt Road
1:47
05
Bathroom Quickie
0:46
06
My Stupid Boyfriend
2:01
07
Love Gone Wrong
2:13
08
Favorite Bar
1:12
09
Kill a Man a Week
0:59
10
Kraftwerk in a Blackout
1:49
11
When She Plays the Toy Piano
2:06
12
Death Pact (Let’s Make a)
0:17
13
I’ve Got a Date With Jesus
2:16
14
Come, Life, Shaker Life!
2:35
15
(I Want to Join a) Biker Gang
2:21
16
Rock ’n’ Roll Guy
2:33
17
You’ve Got a Friend in Beelzebub
1:13
18
Let’s Get Drunk Again (And Get Divorced)
1:15
19
The Best Cup of Coffee in Tennessee
2:07
20
When the Brat Upstairs Got a Drum Kit
1:52
21
The Price You Pay
1:52
22
The Boy in the Corner
0:55
23
Song of the Ant
0:43
24
I Wish I Had Fangs and a Tail
1:51
25
Evil Rhythm
1:47
26
She Says Hello
1:01
27
The Little Robot Girl
2:11
28
I Wish I Were a Prostitute Again
2:15
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jarring brevity of 'Death Pact (Let’s Make a)' which ends before the listener can even process the title.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Quickies sound next to the rest of The Magnetic Fields's catalogue?

Coffee Shop+1.6σ

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