Magnetic Fields have been revealed as one of the headliners for next yearโ€™s San Francisco Noisepop festival.

As previously announced, The Magnetic Fields have revealed that their new album โ€˜Distortionโ€™ is ready, Stephin Merritttโ€™s first in four years, and will be released in January.

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The week long event which will take place from February 26 to March 2 will also star Cursive and The Gutter Twins.

The music festival takes place across the city, running alongside a film festival and music-industry panel discussions as well.

More bands will be confirmed in the coming weeks.

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The week long bash is similar to Austinโ€™s South by Southwest and Torontoโ€™s North By Northeast festivals.

More information and tickets are available from www.Noisepop.com here.

Check out the bandโ€™s website here:Houseoftomorrow.com.

The new album โ€˜Distortionโ€™ will be released on January 14 in the UK, and January 15 in the US through Nonesuch records.