Stephin Merritt
's homespun (although not carelessly
lo-fi
) approach to electronic
pop
is a big part of
the Magnetic Fields
' charm, but he may be starting to stretch it to the limit with
Get Lost
. The most electro-oriented of their releases to date, it's also perhaps their least engaging, although the brooding
ballad
"Don't Look Away"
is one of their best songs. They may want to start thinking about varying their synthetic percussions and patterns more, as these are starting too sound a little too boxy and similar for comfort. ~ Richie Unterberger