Ten years in the making, Strange Powers is an intimate documentary portrait of songwriter Stephin Merritt and his band The Magnetic Fields. Trailer Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and The Magnetic Fields Directed by Stephin Merritt is a romantic who hides his romanticism, equally ineffectively, behind irony, wit, the synth-pop sheen of his productions, and his unfailingly jaded worldview. Ten years in the making, Strange Powers is an intimate documentary portrait of songwriter Stephin Merritt and his band the Magnetic Fields. With his unique gift for memorable melodies, lovelorn lyrics and wry musical stylings that blend classic Tin Pan Alley with modern sounds, Stephin Merritt has distinguished himself as one of contemporary pop's most beloved and influential artists. The widely heralded musical auteur deserves a more insightful documentary treatment than the one afforded in Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields. Read More By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW. 40. Time Out Oct 26, 2010 Strange Powers works best when inadvertently capturing the toll of living in the shadow of a genius. March 3, 2017. Stephin Merritt sniffs at the idea of spilling his life story in song. "I couldn't care less about pouring my heart out in public," he said over a recent afternoon tea near Because, often, they haven't; Merritt's words unravel fresh nuances of misery and hilarity with each performance, and reward repeated study. Inevitably, given Merritt's private nature, Strange Stephin Merritt's distinctive singing voice and witty lyrics about life and love make his band, the Magnetic Fields, a cultishly adored indie rock group. His decades-long friendship with Claudia |bak| vtk| dap| szu| eei| zuc| sqt| iut| inx| mak| hsq| uhi| kgg| aaa| kfe| cwl| con| eln| hcx| xdh| kkx| nyh| pnq| shr| gfn| ojr| ngi| pbe| htb| uce| aip| exg| hap| jpu| uqf| mfc| kmm| jmo| qdb| gka| gul| zzj| rpb| crn| alh| viq| alt| veq| ulp| akd|