Stephin Merritt- Obscurities

In 1999, the Magnetic Fields' three-CD collection 69 LOVE SONGS established Stephin Merritt as one of this generation's most talented songwriters. On August 23, Merge Records presents OBSCURITIES by Stephin Merritt, a collection of Merritt's hard-to-find recordings dating back to his time on Merge (19941999) and prior, as well as five previously unreleased tracks.

Track List

1. Forever and a Day
2. Rats in the Garbage of the Western World
3. I Don't Believe You
4. Plant White Roses
5. Rot in the Sun
6. The Sun and the Sea and the Sky
7. Yet Another Girl
8. Scream (Till You Make the Scene)
9. The Song from Venus
10. Beach-A-Boop-Boop
11. When I'm Not Looking You're Not There
12. Take Ecstasy with Me
13. When You're Young and in Love
14. You Are Not My Mother and I Want to Go Home