The Magnetic Fields: 50 Song Memoir Vinyl 5LP Boxset on-ear headphones and the finesse of a

and the finesse of a true Beasties fan

a young prize pit bull on a chain link leash

We all know he murks it on the dance tip

and the purped-up album is a tremendous way to remember the beloved pioneer

Harvey hooks it up big time with his sought-after edit of Pleasure's jazz funk bomb "Joyous

The Magnetic Fields: 50 Song Memoir Vinyl 5LP Boxset on-ear headphones and the finesse of aDo The Magnetic Fields release standard albums anymore, or strictly box sets? The gargantuan volumes the band seem to be spitting out are a testament to what The Magnetic Fields really is: a vessel for Stephin Merritts prolific songwriting. 50 Song Memoir is exactly what it sounds like; an autobiographical ode to the first 50 years of Merritts life, with one song penned for each year spread over five LPs. A quick glance at the song titles reveal clues