The Magnetic Fields: Love at the Bottom of the

     

      Love at the Bottom of the Sea marks the first new release on  the The Magnetic fields traditional label in over twelve years.  The Boston based synthpop quartet has clearly spent the time honing their talent for creating concise, eccentric, pop songs.   After the band made a conscious point to have a "no synth trilogy," with their previous albums, The Magnetic Fields have brought their synths back with a vengeance.  The opening song,  "God wants us to wait," resurrects the band traditional sound after their foray into formalistic rock. The Magnetic Fields do not really explore new ground on Love at the Bottom of the Sea, but rather picks up where they left off on their old label.  There are not many curve balls on Love at the Bottom of the Sea, but that clearly was not the group's intentions.  For this album, they made a release that reinforces the band's position at the top of the indie pop food chain.