SONG OF THE DAY (#242)

'california girls,' by the magnetic fields

happy new year! i hope you all had a nice holiday. i spent it down in hurricane, ut [about 10 minutes north of st. george, which is like, an hour and forty-five minutes from las vegas--or so] in the land of my forefathers [my grandpa was born there]. i think i ate my weight in cheese balls, diet pepsi and m&m's. and you know, i wouldn't have it any other way.

so, i'm back to posting songs after a short hiatus. i promised i'd learn some new adjectives. i'm proud to report that i didn't. i'm sticking with what got me here, so....

the new magnetic fields album, 'distortion,' hits the digital download shelves next tuesday--that's january 8th if you're doing the math or you don't have a calendar handy. i'm very happy to report that it's a certifiable winner. after the somewhat disappointing 'i,' 'distortion' is a very welcome comeback indeed. 'california girls' sounds just like something off 'holiday,' which, in other words, means it's frakkin' awesome. claudia takes the vocals on this one. and as she usually does, she nails it. it's nice to hear her again. and it's great to hear another really great mag fields album. thanks, stephin!

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