The Magnetic Fields

American band
Organization musical_group Q32542
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The Magnetic Fields

Summary

The Magnetic Fields is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,801 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A notable work attributed to The Magnetic Fields is Distant Plastic Trees[3].
  • A notable work attributed to The Magnetic Fields is The Wayward Bus[4].
  • A notable work attributed to The Magnetic Fields is The Charm of the Highway Strip[5].
  • A notable work attributed to The Magnetic Fields is Holiday[6].
  • A notable work attributed to The Magnetic Fields is Get Lost[7].
  • A notable work attributed to The Magnetic Fields is 69 Love Songs[8].
  • The Magnetic Fields's instance of is recorded as musical group[9].
  • The Magnetic Fields's genre is synth-pop[10].
  • The Magnetic Fields's genre is indie rock[11].
  • Les Champs Magnétiques is named after The Magnetic Fields[12].
  • The Magnetic Fields's record label is recorded as Merge Records[13].
  • The Magnetic Fields's record label is recorded as Nonesuch Records[14].
  • The Magnetic Fields's record label is recorded as Warner Music Germany[15].
  • The Magnetic Fields's Commons category is recorded as The Magnetic Fields[16].
  • The Magnetic Fields's country of origin is recorded as United States[17].
  • The Magnetic Fields comprises Stephin Merritt[18].
  • The Magnetic Fields comprises John Woo[19].
  • The Magnetic Fields comprises Claudia Gonson[20].
  • The Magnetic Fields comprises Sam Davol[21].
  • 1989 marks the founding of The Magnetic Fields[22].
  • The Magnetic Fields's location of formation is recorded as Boston[23].
  • The Magnetic Fields's official website is recorded as http://www.houseoftomorrow.com/[24].
  • The Magnetic Fields's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Magnetic Fields[25].
  • The Magnetic Fields's work location is recorded as New York City[26].
  • The Magnetic Fields's start of work period is recorded as 1989[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Group[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1990[30]

  • Genre(s): dream pop, indie folk, indie pop, lo-fi, minimal synth, noise pop, synth-pop, twee pop[31]

  • Community tags: dream pop, indie folk, indie pop, lo-fi, minimal synth, noise pop, synth-pop, twee pop[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3ff72a59-f39d-411d-9f93-2d4a86413013[33]

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Founding

1989 marks the founding of The Magnetic Fields[22]. Its location of formation is recorded as Boston[23].

Why It Matters

The Magnetic Fields ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,801 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . Library of Congress Name Authority File. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . interviewmagazine.com. interviewmagazine.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . Discogs. wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Discogs. wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . Bibliothèque nationale de France. wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . Bibliothèque nationale de France. wikidata.org.
  12. [20] ↑ . Bibliothèque nationale de France. wikidata.org.
  13. [21] ↑ . Bibliothèque nationale de France. wikidata.org.
  14. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [23] ↑ . Bibliothèque nationale de France. wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1989-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Has part(s) → Stephin Merritt, John Woo, Claudia Gonson +1
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