On January 15, 2008, “Nonesuch” label released “Distortion”, the eighth Magnetic Fields studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Mother West” in New York, and was produced by Stephin Merritt.

Personnel:

• Stephin Merritt– vocals, instrumentation, production, mixing
• John Woo– lead guitar
• Daniel Handler– accordion
• Claudia Gonson– drums, piano, Farfisa organ, backing vocals
• Sam Davol– cello
• Shirley Simms – vocals
• Klasinski, I. Pearle, R. Stevens – “orgiasts”
• Robert Stevens – engineer assistant
• Charles Newman– mixing
• Tom Rogers – mixing, additional mastering
• Jeff Lipton – mastering
• Evan Gaffney Design – design
• Michael English – logo design
• Marcelo Krasilcic – photography

.Track listing:

All tracks by Stephin Merritt.

1. Three-Way
2. California Girls
3. Old Fools
4. Xavier Says
5. Mistletoe
6. Please Stop Dancing
7. Drive On, Driver
8. Too Drunk to Dream
9. Till the Bitter End
10. I’ll Dream Alone
11. The Nun’s Litany
12. Zombie Boy
13. Courtesans