I’ll have to go when the whistle blows
Tonight I hit you with Montreal’s Arcade Fire, with their version of “Born on a Train,” a Magnetic Fields song. This was performed on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic. I love lead singer Win Butler’s voice, especially on this tune.
- Buy their latest album, Funeral. Go on, do it. I’m watching you.
Gettin’ Magnetic on ya…
Another band I’ve come across recently in my ever-expanding tastes for indie pop/rock is Magnetic Fields. Yes, friends, the picture above is a magnetic field (from the NASA web site). Their All Music bio lays out that Magnetic Fields is essentially comprised of one fellow, “studio wunderkind” Stephen Merritt. This song strikes me as beautiful, simple and odd (sort of like the picture). See if you agree.
Buy: I (All songs on this album begin with I)
Official Site: House of TomorrowPhoto credit: “Magnetic Field Lines on the Sun” by NASA Goddard Photo and Video is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
