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...Magnetic Fields albums. The cello was coated in crisp, low-frequency reverb that took full advantage of Somerville Theater’s excellent acoustics. Bass notes seemingly resonated forever, and higher parts sounded full and organic. Merritt played mostly rhythm on the bouzouki, sharing lead vocals with pianist Claudia Gonson and Shirley Simms, the band’s new singer. Claudia’s upright piano was padded to muffle high-frequency resonance, yielding full but unobtrusive background chords and soft, understated scraps of twee melody. Individually, Shirley, Claudia, and Merritt are quite capable vocalists; together, however, they...
...enjoy playing live very much," he says. "I don't like being stared at for an hour and a half while I'm unable to take a trip to the loo." The Magnetic Fields (which consists of Merritt, guitarist--banjo player John Woo, drummer Claudia Gonson and cellist Sam Davol, plus occasional accordionist Daniel Handler, a.k.a. author Lemony Snicket) will tour briefly in support of I, but Merritt is increasingly focused on composing for film and theater. He wrote songs for last fall's Katie Holmes movie, Pieces of April, and has collaborated with director Chen Shi-Zheng...
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