Sinister: RE:Stephin Merrit and his various projects

[Matthew Neimark]

First of all, the B&S and Magnetic Fields connection:

I saw Claudia after the B&S show and she didn't seem to be too thrilled 
with me after I joked about pirating Tigermilk (despite the fact I had 
given her a free copy of Candy Factory after their first FBH show in 
Boston -- she didn't remember who the hell I was).

She did tell me two things.

1) She loves B&S but Stephin doesn't really like them much.  Hmmf.  To 
each their own I suppose.  Seems he thinks they are just a standard 
folk-pop band and doesn't see what is so special about them.  Probably 
hasn't listened enough to them.

2) Although Chris Ewen composes the general synthesizer-type melody 
backgrounds of the songs in FBH, Stephin Merrit still writes the vocal 
melodies which are probably what dominates the "sound" in a way, 
especially in hits like "lonely Days"  

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