℗ 2020 Nonesuch Records Inc
| Released | May 15, 2020 |
| Duration | 46m 40s |
| Record Label | Nonesuch |
| Genre | Alternative |
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1.1
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Castles of America
The Magnetic Fields |
0:34 | |||
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1.2
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The Biggest Tits in History
The Magnetic Fields |
2:12 | |||
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1.3
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The Day the Politicians Died
The Magnetic Fields |
1:57 | |||
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1.4
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Castle Down a Dirt Road
The Magnetic Fields |
1:47 | |||
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1.5
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Bathroom Quickie
The Magnetic Fields |
0:46 | |||
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1.6
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My Stupid Boyfriend
The Magnetic Fields |
2:01 | |||
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1.7
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Love Gone Wrong
The Magnetic Fields |
2:13 | |||
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1.8
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Favorite Bar
The Magnetic Fields |
1:12 | |||
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1.9
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Kill a Man a Week
The Magnetic Fields |
0:59 | |||
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1.10
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Kraftwerk in a Blackout
The Magnetic Fields |
1:49 | |||
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1.11
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When She Plays the Toy Piano
The Magnetic Fields |
2:06 | |||
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1.12
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Death Pact (Let's Make A)
The Magnetic Fields |
0:17 | |||
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1.13
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I've Got a Date With Jesus
The Magnetic Fields |
2:16 | |||
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1.14
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Come, Life, Shaker Life!
The Magnetic Fields |
2:35 | |||
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1.15
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(I Want to Join A) Biker Gang
The Magnetic Fields |
2:21 | |||
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1.16
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Rock 'n' Roll Guy
The Magnetic Fields |
2:33 | |||
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1.17
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You've Got a Friend in Beelzebub
The Magnetic Fields |
1:13 | |||
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1.18
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Let's Get Drunk Again (And Get Divorced)
The Magnetic Fields |
1:15 | |||
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1.19
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The Best Cup of Coffee in Tennessee
The Magnetic Fields |
2:07 | |||
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1.20
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When the Brat Upstairs Got a Drum Kit
The Magnetic Fields |
1:52 | |||
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1.21
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The Price You Pay
The Magnetic Fields |
1:52 | |||
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1.22
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The Boy in the Corner
The Magnetic Fields |
0:55 | |||
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1.23
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Song of the Ant
The Magnetic Fields |
0:43 | |||
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1.24
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I Wish I Had Fangs and a Tail
The Magnetic Fields |
1:51 | |||
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1.25
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Evil Rhythm
The Magnetic Fields |
1:47 | |||
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1.26
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She Says Hello
The Magnetic Fields |
1:01 | |||
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1.27
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The Little Robot Girl
The Magnetic Fields |
2:11 | |||
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1.28
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I Wish I Were a Prostitute Again
The Magnetic Fields |
2:15 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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The Magnetic Fields release Quickies, featuring twenty-eight new short songs by Stephin Merritt, ranging in length from thirteen seconds to two minutes and thirty-five seconds.
Quickies features Merritt and other Magnetic Fields band members Sam Davol, Claudia Gonson, Shirley Simms, and John Woo. They are joined by longtime friends and collaborators Chris Ewen, Daniel Handler, and Pinky Weitzman.
Merritt explains his thinking behind the Quickies concept: “I’ve been reading a lot of very short fiction, and I enjoyed writing 101 Two-Letter Words, the poetry book about the shortest words you can use in Scrabble. And I’ve been listening to a lot of French baroque harpsichord music. Harpsichord doesn’t lend itself to languor. So I’ve been thinking about one instrument at a time, playing for about a minute or so and then stopping, and I’ve been thinking of narratives that are only a few lines long."
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Nonesuch Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.17 -0.99 to -0.10 | -14.39 -18.24 to -11.18 | -10.89 -14.70 to -7.60 | 9 7 to 12 | |
| 1 | Castles of America | -0.10 | -13.74 | -9.7 | 9 |
| 2 | The Biggest Tits in History | -0.10 | -11.18 | -7.6 | 7 |
| 3 | The Day the Politicians Died | -0.10 | -14.78 | -11.6 | 10 |
| 4 | Castle Down a Dirt Road | -0.10 | -12.18 | -8.9 | 8 |
| 5 | Bathroom Quickie | -0.10 | -14.40 | -9.9 | 8 |
| 6 | My Stupid Boyfriend | -0.10 | -12.81 | -9.8 | 9 |
| 7 | Love Gone Wrong | -0.10 | -16.88 | -13.2 | 12 |
| 8 | Favorite Bar | -0.10 | -17.09 | -13.6 | 12 |
| 9 | Kill a Man a Week | -0.10 | -15.68 | -11.7 | 11 |
| 10 | Kraftwerk in a Blackout | -0.10 | -14.63 | -11.2 | 10 |
| 11 | When She Plays the Toy Piano | -0.10 | -13.50 | -10.6 | 9 |
| 12 | Death Pact (Let's Make A) | -0.10 | -16.87 | -11.9 | 12 |
| 13 | I've Got a Date With Jesus | -0.10 | -13.65 | -11.0 | 8 |
| 14 | Come, Life, Shaker Life! | -0.10 | -14.64 | -11.4 | 10 |
| 15 | (I Want to Join A) Biker Gang | -0.10 | -12.03 | -9.0 | 7 |
| 16 | Rock 'n' Roll Guy | -0.10 | -14.01 | -10.2 | 8 |
| 17 | You've Got a Friend in Beelzebub | -0.10 | -15.05 | -12.0 | 10 |
| 18 | Let's Get Drunk Again (And Get Divorced) | -0.10 | -12.12 | -9.2 | 8 |
| 19 | The Best Cup of Coffee in Tennessee | -0.10 | -12.99 | -10.0 | 8 |
| 20 | When the Brat Upstairs Got a Drum Kit | -0.10 | -12.69 | -9.7 | 8 |
| 21 | The Price You Pay | -0.10 | -12.41 | -8.8 | 8 |
| 22 | The Boy in the Corner | -0.21 | -15.89 | -12.3 | 10 |
| 23 | Song of the Ant | -0.99 | -18.24 | -13.9 | 10 |
| 24 | I Wish I Had Fangs and a Tail | -0.10 | -13.92 | -10.3 | 9 |
| 25 | Evil Rhythm | -0.10 | -14.88 | -10.5 | 9 |
| 26 | She Says Hello | -0.95 | -18.00 | -14.7 | 11 |
| 27 | The Little Robot Girl | -0.10 | -13.65 | -10.2 | 8 |
| 28 | I Wish I Were a Prostitute Again | -0.10 | -14.99 | -11.9 | 10 |