Oy, you, you with your twee garb on, it's time to get back to the roots.  Camera Obscura is nice and all but you can't ignore these guys.  Here's a few tunes to get you started and/or reacquainted.

1. "The Saddest Story Ever Told" - The Wayward Bus

Nicely lo-fi, modest pop beat, and lamentation.  The Magnetic Fields in a nutshell.

2. "Torn Green Velvet Eyes" - Holiday

If anything, it's Merritt's voice that I find the most appealing out of anyone from his cast of vocal characters.  I also like the song title.

3. "Fear of Trains" - The Charm of the Highway Strip

Considerably faster paced than most of the group's songs, this is one of my many favorites from an album that gives you a coat of road dust on the ears.  

I haven't even gotten into Get Lost (excellent) or 69 Love Songs (just buy it) yet, but these are the Magnetic Fields I thoroughly enjoy and it's all you need to embrace a taste of their excellence.