AdvertisementA Life In Music: The Magnetic Fields' '50 Song Memoir'March 06, 2017Barry WaltersfacebookEmailLike all albums by The Magnetic Fields since the group's landmark 69 Love Songs, the new 50 Song Memoir hinges on a concept. This time it's the life of songwriter Stephin Merritt (center, looking at the camera), with one song for each year of his life. (Courtesy of Nonesuch Records)