Ethan Frome

The Magnetic Fields' "50 Song Memoir" is the five-disc set chronicles the 50 years of songwriter Stephin Merritt's life with one song per year. On this release, in addition to his vocals on all 50 songs, Merritt plays more than 100 instruments, ranging from ukulele to piano to drum machine to abacus. The album was ranked on MetaCritic-com under the number 5 in "Best Album of 2017", and # 60 in "Most Discussed Album of 2017".

Nonesuch Records releases the Magnetic Fields’ 50 Song Memoir on March 3 March 10, 2017. The five-CD / five-LP set chronicles the 50 years of songwriter Stephin Merritt’s life with one song per year; it was produced by Stephin Merritt with additional production by Thomas Bartlett and Charles Newman. On tour, the Magnetic Fields perform the 50 Song Memoir over two nights per city, beginning tomorrow and Saturday, November 18 and 19, at MASS MoCA in North Adams, MA, and continuing at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) on December 2 and 3.