The Magnetic Fields Bring ’69 Love Songs’ 25th Anniversary Tour To ‘Tiny Desk Concert’
See the complete original lineup on fan-favorites such as “The Book of Love,” “I Don’t Want to Get Over You” and more.
By Nate Todd Nov 21, 2024 • 1:59 pm PST
The Magnetic Fields came to NPR HQ for a Tiny Desk Concert while on tour to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their album, 69 Love Songs. The band led by Stephin Merritt delivered eight songs from the 1999 three-disc collection in an almost completely acoustic set.
Merritt fronted the full original lineup of The Magnetic Fields — Sam Davol (electric cello), Shirley Simms (ukulele, vocals), Claudia Gonson (vocals), John Woo (acoustic guitar), Chris Ewen (acoustic piano) and Anthony Kaczynski (acoustic guitar, vocals) — to begin the Tiny Desk session with “Roses.”
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NPR’s Robin Hilton further detailed the set:
Battling a head cold, Merritt cradled a stuffed animal through the performance (a white cat you can spot sitting on the Desk in a lot of Tiny Desk sets). “I don’t actually know whose cat this is,” he told the crowd, as he crooned multiple fan favorites, including “The Book of Love,” “I Don’t Want to Get Over You,” and “Come Back from San Francisco.”
Watch The Magnetic Fields Tiny Desk Concert below:
The Magnetic Zeros are set to get back on the road to celebrate 69 Love Songs in Spring 2025. Scroll down for their tour routing and ticket info.
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