Critically acclaimed songwriter and mastermind behind The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt release Obscurities. The album is a collection of Merritt's hard-to-find early recordings. Obscurities features 14 tracks in all, including five previously unreleased songs, all recorded prior to The Magnetic Fields' seminal album 69 Love Songs.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Forever And A Day (Previously Unreleased)
2. Rats In The Garbage Of The Western World (The Magnetic Fields)
3. I Don't Believe You (The Magnetic Fields)
4. Plant White Roses (Buffalo Rome)
5. Rot In The Sun (The 6ths)
6. The Sun And The Sea And The Sky (Previously Unreleased)
7. Yet Another Girl (The 6ths)
8. Scream (Till You Make The Scene) (Previously Unreleased)
9. The Song From Venus (Previously Unreleased)
10. Beach-A-Boop-Boop (The Magnetic Fields)
11. When I'm Not Looking, You're Not There (The Magnetic Fields)
12. Take Ecstasy With Me (The Magnetic Fields)
13. When You're Young And In Love (Previously Unreleased)
14. You Are Not My Mother And I Want To Go Home (The Gothic Archies)