| Distant Plastic Trees | ||||
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Length | 36:18 | |||
| Label | PoPuP, Victor, Red Flame | |||
| Producer | Stephin Merritt | |||
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Distant Plastic Trees is the debut studio album by American indie pop band the Magnetic Fields, released in 1991.[1] Lead vocals on the album are performed by Susan Anway.[2]
The album is noteworthy for its stripped down sound and largely synthesized instrumentation. Stephin Merritt himself described the album as a "small record, intentionally small" and heavily inspired by Young Marble Giants.[3]
The song "Babies Falling" is a cover of a song by The Wild Stares.
- ^ "Magnetic Fields | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Buckley, Peter (November 13, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Stephin Merritt". The A.V. Club. 4 June 1997.