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79 out of 100

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9.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 14 Ratings

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  • Summary: Stephin Merritt handles all of the vocal duties on Magnetic Fields' latest release (so named because each song title begins with the letter I), though the musicians who helped flesh out '69 Love Songs' return, including Claudia Gonson (also of Future Bible Heroes and the band's manager), John Woo and Sam Davol.… Collapse

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Alternative Press
    100
    Beautifully melodic, quietly clever and painfully smart. [Jul 2004, p.136]
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  2. Mojo
    80
    True, [Merritt] still sings in a voice that's subject to fairly strict demarcations of range and malleability, but his deft spadework in the trench of song-craft more than compensates. [May 2004, p.93]
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  3. Playlouder
    80
    Underpinning this wry melancholy are the winsome languor of Stephin Merritt's voice and the generous stash of tunes.
  4. Dot Music
    60
    Appallingly tasteful.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
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  1. Shane
    10
    2nd best CD of the year (to Franz Ferdinand.) Merritt's lyrics are just as powerful as ever, and the music is just as crisp.
  2. SaraL
    10
    Dark, cheerful, and catchy..."I don't really love you anymore" is my favorite.
  3. JimmyBuffett
    10
    The best album Jimmy Buffett's heard all year!
  4. JohnA
    8
    Do not be off-put by guarded and jaded Pitchfork reviews or those joyless imbeciles at Uncut. 69LS was untoppable, but Merrit's dewy sentimentalism, flinty cynicism and appetite for seduction remain unstoppable.… Expand

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