This is the first article in a six-part retrospective of the Skins soundtrack. The past week, I decided I would finally watch Euphoria and binge-watched the first season. My FOMO (fear of missing out) was acting up since I've been seeing all the hype for it. I...
Everything Is One Big Christmas Tree by The Magnetic Fields
Since it's Christmas Day, we wrap up the Christmas countdown - this year with the Magnetic Fields song Everything Is One Big Christmas Tree. As a band who's been in the business for more than 20 years and has only ever gotten due credit in the last five years, I feel...
Short But Sweet
They say good things come in small packages – for others, good things come in short bursts -- like songs done in two minutes or less. I’ve always had a thing for songs that go over that the five minute mark (without you feeling that it’s going for longer than...
Manic, Melancholic and Magnetic
If I ever had the urge to woo anyone with music, I'd probably pick up a mandolin and sing a Magnetic Fields song. It's the anti-romantic, utterly pathetic, sometimes cheesy but always funny, tug-at-your-heartstrings, endearing alternative to those run of the mill, top...