简介：Describedasbothageniusandanmisanthrope,StephinMerritt'sreputationasanindierockcurmudgeoninterplayswithhislaudedreputationasthe"ColePorterofindependentmusic".Shotoveraperiodof10years,"StrangePowers:StephinMerrittandtheMagneticFields"takesusinsidetheunusualworldofStephinMerritt,focusingonhisrelationshipwithhislongtimebandmateandmanager,ClaudiaGonson.Ittracesa20-yearcollaborationthathasyieldedoneofthemostvariedandcreativebodiesofworkintheAmericanSongBook.Oncedescribedas'FleetwoodMacwithoutthesexanddrugs,'StephinandClaudia,alongwiththeothermembersoftheMagneticFields,faceaprofessionalandpersonalchallengewhenStephinmovestoLosAngelesfromtheirnativeNewYork.…