Realism is the third in a trilogy of synth-less Magnetic Fields albums. There's a unity in the multiplicity of instrumentation filling the void, but that solidarity inspires the same privileged afternoon yawns drawn by Marie Antionette as she gazed upon the gardens of Versailles. C'mon. Bring on the synthesizers already.
Reminds us of: Baroque parlor music for the cocksure wit of today | Picture windows