The Magnetic Fields
Get Lost LP vinyl

Released in 1995, Get Lost is one of the essential albums from The Magnetic Fields’ early period and a perfect example of Stephin Merritt’s ability to turn melancholy, dark humor, and complicated relationships into pop music of almost effortless beauty.

Merritt combines synth-pop with acoustic instrumentation, intimate cabaret influences, and a distinctly retro pop sensibility, creating an album where every song seems deceptively simple at first listen, yet reveals layers of irony, sadness, and emotional ambiguity. His deep, deadpan voice provides the perfect contrast to melodies that can be both delicate and surprisingly upbeat.

From “Famous” and “The Desperate Things You Make Me Do” to “Smoke and Mirrors,” “Why I Cry,” and “All the Umbrellas in London,” Get Lost explores love, loneliness, desire, and disappointment, always with the dry, razor-sharp wit that makes Merritt so instantly recognizable.

A cult classic of ’90s indie pop and, for many, one of the best entry points into The Magnetic Fields’ universe. If 69 Love Songs is Merritt’s monumental masterpiece, Get Lost is the more compact, darker, and perhaps even more seductive gem.

NEW /  Released in 1995 / Reissued in 2019

Tracklist:

A1 With Whom To Dance?

A2 Smoke And Mirrors

A3 All The Umbrellas In London

A4 Why I Cry

A5 Save A Secret For The Moon

A6 Don't Look Away

A7 Love Is Lighter Than Air

B1 Famous

B2 The Desperate Things You Made Me Do

B3 You And Me And The Moon

B4 When You're Old And Lonely

B5 The Village In The Morning

B6 The Dreaming Moon