mp-FREE: <i>21 Love Songs: A Tribute To The Magnetic Fields</i>

Oh sweet merciful Christ and--oh wait, this is actually a really good compilation. Can you believe it? We couldn't at first, seeing as how covers most times make us cringe, but we've seen the light.

Stephen Merritt would be so proud of all of the artists who've gone ahead and paid tribute to him in this endearing, outright astounding mixtape. Tell me you couldn't fall in love with this project and we'd call you a liar.

Tracklist:

01 Monica y Carlos - Yeah Oh Yeah!
02 The American Icons of Rebellion - Busby Berkeley Dreams
03 Evripids and His Tragedies - Time Enough For Rocking When We're Old
04 Iji - When the Open Road is Closing In
05 Steinbeck - I Think I Need A New Heart
06 Microfilm - The Desperate Things You Made Me Do
07 Abrevadero - All My Little Words
08 Secret Owl Society - 100,000 Fireflies
09 Tinyfolk - I Don't Believe You
10 Manipulator Alligator - Living in an Abandoned Firehouse with You
11 Fairmount Fair - Why I Cry
12 James Eric - (Crazy For You But) Not That Crazy
13 the brooke (a tiny ocean) - Born On A Train
14 Redbear. - I Don't Want to Get Over You
15 Porches - Reno Dakota
16 A Lime Tree - You and Me and the Moon
17 Existential Hero - Plant White Roses
18 Fire Island, AK - I Don't Believe You
19 Spare Machine - Josephine
20 S Joe Hazelwood - Come Back From San Francisco
21 Your Yellow Dress - Absolutely Cuckoo