Distant Plastic Trees

by The Magnetic Fields

Distant Plastic Trees cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: February 1991
  • Label: Red Flame
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 36:17
  • Community rating: 3.65/5 from 7 ratings

Artists on this release: Stephin Merritt, Steve Gregoropoulos, Justin Burrill, John Gage, Gen猫ve Gil, Fran Miller

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The debut album from The Magnetic Fields introduces Stephin Merritt's unparalleled synthpop songwriting, featuring Susan Anway on lead vocals. 'Distant Plastic Trees' is an incredibly soft and ethereal indie pop record, delivering highly melodic, bittersweet, and deeply introspective narratives of unrequited love.

Genres

Descriptors: lo-fi, melodic, lgbtq, synth, literate

Tracklist

  1. Railroad Boy (3:00)
  2. Smoke Signals (3:29)
  3. You Love To Fail (2:30)
  4. Kings (2:15)
  5. Babies Falling (3:19)
  6. Living In An Abandoned Firehouse With You (3:59)
  7. Tar-Heel Boy (2:26)
  8. Falling In Love With The Wolfboy (4:06)
  9. Josephine (3:08)
  10. 100,000 Fireflies (3:20)
  11. Plant White Roses (4:45)

Credits

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