A few months ago I was trying desperately to find an interview with Stephin Merritt where he said there would be a new Magnetic Fields album in early 2010. I’d stumbled across it while at work, but never saw it again. Well today I can stop looking because the title, track list, album art and release date have all been announced.

Realism is out January 26 on Nonesuch. Check below for the track listing and Stereogum for the album art.

Realism tracklist
01 “You Must Be Out of Your Mind”
02 “Interlude”
03 “We Are Having A Hootenanny”
04 “I Don’t Know What To Say”
05 “The Dolls’ Tea Party”
06 “Everything Is One Big Christmas Tree”
07 “Walk a Lonely Road”
08 “Always Already Gone”
09 “Seduced and Abandoned”
10 “Better Things”
11 “Painted Flower”
12 “The Dada Polka”
13 “From a Sinking Boat”