# The Magnetic Fields | Hiper Musicas

> Machine-readable artist reference for HiperMusicas crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields
Full AI reference: https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-09-17 15:06 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields
- Compact AI file: https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: The Magnetic Fields
- Visible lyric pages: 166

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: HiperMusicas live database for artist `magnetic-fields`.
- Generated on request: 2026-09-17 15:06 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-6ec5e5f3d43d6a88
- Visible lyric pages: 166
- Pages with stored lyric text: 166
- Video-backed song pages: 162
- Song pages with HiperMusicas editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 127564
- All-time HiperMusicas visits: 75
- Monthly HiperMusicas visits: 0
- Weekly HiperMusicas visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time HiperMusicas signals: Asleep And Dreaming, Boa Constrictor, Let's Pretend We're Bunny Rabbits, Old Orchard Beach, (crazy For You But) Not That Crazy, Alien Being, Beach A Boop-Boop, and Better Things
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

The Magnetic Fields are essentially Stephin Merritt's project, with a rotating group of musicians like Claudia Gonson and Susan Anway joining him over time. They started putting out cassettes in the late '80s and early '90s, working with lo-fi recording techniques that gave their early material a particular character. Merritt's songwriting is known for its wry humor and melancholy, often focusing on love and relationships. This approach is clear in...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Asleep And Dreaming — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/asleep-and-dreaming
2. Boa Constrictor — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/boa-constrictor
3. Let's Pretend We're Bunny Rabbits — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/let-s-pretend-we-re-bunny-rabbits
4. Old Orchard Beach — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/old-orchard-beach
5. (crazy For You But) Not That Crazy — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/crazy-for-you-but-not-that-crazy
6. Alien Being — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/alien-being
7. Beach A Boop-Boop — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/beach-a-boop-boop
8. Better Things — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/better-things
9. Blue You — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/blue-you
10. California Girls — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/california-girls
11. Drive On, Driver — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/drive-on-driver
12. Either You Don't Love Me Or I Don't Love You — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/either-you-don-t-love-me-or-i-don-t-love-you
13. For We Are the King of the Boudoir — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/for-we-are-the-king-of-the-boudoir
14. Grand Canyon — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/grand-canyon
15. I Don't Believe You — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/i-don-t-believe-you
16. I Don't Know What To Say — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/i-don-t-know-what-to-say
17. I Shatter — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/i-shatter
18. I Was Born — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/i-was-born
19. In My Car — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/in-my-car
20. In My Secret Place — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/in-my-secret-place
21. Is This What They Used to Call Love? — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/is-this-what-they-used-to-call-love
22. Jeremy — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/jeremy
23. Kiss Me Like You Mean It — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/kiss-me-like-you-mean-it
24. Love Goes Home To Paris In The Spring — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/love-goes-home-to-paris-in-the-spring
25. Lovers from the Moon — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/lovers-from-the-moon
26. Meaningless — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/meaningless
27. My Only Friend — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/my-only-friend
28. My Sentimental Melody — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/my-sentimental-melody
29. No One Will Ever Love You — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/no-one-will-ever-love-you
30. Papa Was A Rodeo — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/papa-was-a-rodeo
31. Promises Of Eternity — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/promises-of-eternity
32. Quick! — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/quick
33. Smoke Signals — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/smoke-signals
34. Summer Lies — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/summer-lies
35. The Saddest Story Ever Told — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/the-saddest-story-ever-told
36. The Village In The Morning — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/the-village-in-the-morning
37. There'll Be Time Enough For Rocking When We're Old — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/there-ll-be-time-enough-for-rocking-when-we-re-old
38. Tokyo A Go-Go — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/tokyo-a-go-go
39. Too Drunk To Dream — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/too-drunk-to-dream
40. Two Characters In Search Of A Country Song — https://hipermusicas.com/magnetic-fields/two-characters-in-search-of-a-country-song