Realism

Pop · 2010 · 13 tracks · 33m

Realism

The Magnetic Fields

A strictly acoustic collection of folk-pop vignettes. Wry, theatrical, and devoid of synthesizers, it finds beauty in the dry humor of heartbreak.

January 25, 2010 · Nonesuch

A meticulously crafted collection of acoustic vignettes that balances intellectual wit with a quiet, persistent melancholy.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 33m

01

You Must Be out of Your Mind

3:14

02

Interlude

2:13

03

We Are Having a Hootenanny

2:11

04

I Don’t Know What to Say

2:33

05

The Dolls’ Tea Party

2:19

06

Everything Is One Big Christmas Tree

2:25

07

Walk a Lonely Road

3:06

08

Always Already Gone

2:42

09

Seduced and Abandoned

2:23

10

Better Things

2:33

11

Painted Flower

2:13

12

The Dada Polka

2:25

13

From a Sinking Boat

3:27

Moments Worth Waiting For

The jarringly cheerful group vocals on 'We Are Having a Hootenanny' contrasting with the album's underlying gloom.

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

Stripped Back+3.1σ

The production is built around stripped back than this artist usually allows.

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