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Stephin Merritt
Merritt at Town Hall in NYC, 2024
Merritt at Town Hall in NYC, 2024
Background information
Born (1965-02-09) February 9, 1965 (age 59)
Yonkers, New York, U.S.[1]
Genres
  • Indie pop[2]
  • synthpop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, ukulele, keyboards, synthesizers, bouzouki, percussion
Websitehouseoftomorrow.com

Stephin Merritt (born February 9, 1965)[3][4] is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the songwriter and principal singer of the bands the Magnetic Fields, the Gothic Archies, and Future Bible Heroes. He is known for his distinctive and untrained bass voice.[5][6]

  1. ^ Hunter, James (October 18, 1999). "Unsung East Village Songwriter And His 69 Love Songs". Observer. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  2. ^ "Perfume Genius Put Your Back N 2 It". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  3. ^ United States Copyright Office, Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) [Search by: Name (Merritt, Stephin) – Merritt, Stephin, 1965–]
  4. ^ Hill, Michael (January 30, 2017). "Stephin Merritt Shares the Story Behind the Magnetic Fields' "50 Song Memoir"". Nonesuch Records. Retrieved May 4, 2023. Merritt turned fifty on February 9, 2015.
  5. ^ Grow, Kory. "Stephen Merritt: My Life in 15 Songs". Rolling Stone. October 30, 2015. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/stephin-merritt-my-life-in-15-songs-20151030/alien-being-20151023
  6. ^ "Stephin Merritt: 50 songs for 50 years". BBC News. Retrieved March 3, 2023.

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Your Woman

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