Get Lost

by The Magnetic Fields

Get Lost cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 24 October 1995
  • Label: Merge
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 39:58
  • Community rating: 3.92/5 from 9 ratings

Artists on this release: Claudia Gonson, Sam Davol, John Woo, Stephin Merritt, Robert Scott, Julie Cooper

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Showcasing Stephin Merritt's transition from acoustic instrumentation toward heavily synthesized pop, 'Get Lost' is a brilliant, wryly romantic milestone of 90s indie pop. The album pairs vintage drum machines and minimal wave electronics with deeply melancholic, incredibly melodic, and occasionally sarcastic breakup reflections.

Genres

Descriptors: lo-fi, melodic, breakup, witty, DIY

Tracklist

  1. Famous (3:11)
  2. The Desperate Things You Make Me Do (3:54)
  3. Smoke and Mirrors (3:08)
  4. With Whom to Dance? (2:27)
  5. You and Me and the Moon (2:59)
  6. Don't Look Away (2:16)
  7. Save a Secret for the Moon (3:02)
  8. Why I Cry (3:37)
  9. Love Is Lighter Than Air (2:59)
  10. When You're Old and Lonely (1:57)
  11. The Village in the Morning (3:40)
  12. All the Umbrellas in London (3:18)
  13. The Dreaming Moon (3:24)

Credits

  • The Magnetic Fields - primary artist
  • Eric Masunaga - advisor [technical], mixed by [occasional mixer]
  • Julie Cooper - bass guitar
  • Sam Davol - cello, flute, model
  • Claudia Gonson - drums, voice, ukulele
  • John Woo - guitar, banjo, photography by [tray card photographer]
  • Gail O'Hara - model
  • Ilsa Jule - model
  • Leslie Taylor - model
  • Lilly of the Valley - model
  • Michael Cavadias - model
  • Eve Prime - photography by [booklet photographress]
  • Kelly McKaig - recorded by [recording assistant]
  • Ashley Salisbury - stylist
  • Andrew Beaujon - translated by [translation]
  • Natalie Lithwick - voice [french speaker]
  • Robert Scott - written-by
  • Stephin Merritt - written-by, performer [made by], vocals [uncredited]

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