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The 6ths

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Years Active
1993 – present (31 years)
The 6ths is a band featuring various artists and notable guest singers created by Stephin Merritt, also the prime mover behind The Magnetic Fields, The Gothic Archies and Future Bible Heroes. The two albums released to date are Wasps' Nests (1995) and Hyacinths and Thistles (1999). The names of both albums, and the name of the band, are deliberate tongue-twisters. The words are chosen for their abundance of s and th sounds. Sixths packs one th and three s sounds into one syllable. One story has it that the band was conceived when Merritt, observing that there was no tribute alb… read more
The 6ths is a band featuring various artists and notable guest singers created by Stephin Merritt, also the prime mover behind The Magnetic Fields, The Gothic Archies and Future Bible Heroes. The two albums released to date are Wasps' Nests (1995) and Hyacinths and Thistles (1999). The n… read more
The 6ths is a band featuring various artists and notable guest singers created by Stephin Merritt, also the prime mover behind The Magnetic Fields, The Gothic Archies and Future Bible Heroes. The two albums released to date are Wasps' Nests (1995) and Hyacinths and Thistles (1999). The names of both albums, and the name of the band, are deliberate tongue-twi… read more

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Top Tracks

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1 Play track Pieces of April As You Turn To Go
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 514 listeners
2 Play track Wasps' Nests Aging Spinsters
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 474 listeners
3 Play track Pieces of April You You You You You
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 437 listeners
4 Play track Hyacinths and Thistles Lindy-Lou
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5 Play track Wasps' Nests Falling Out Of Love (With You)
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6 Play track Wasps' Nests In The City In The Rain
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7 Play track Wasps' Nests San Diego Zoo
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8 Play track Wasps' Nests All Dressed Up In Dreams
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9 Play track Hyacinths and Thistles The Dead Only Quickly
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10 Kissing Things Kissing Things
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Albums

  1. 56,734 listeners

    1 Jan 1995 · 15 tracks

    Wasps' Nests
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  2. 47,886 listeners

    4 Sep 2000 · 14 tracks

    Hyacinths and Thistles
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  3. 117 listeners

    15 tracks

    Wasps’ Nests
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  4. 36 listeners

    Mar 1993 · 2 tracks

    Heaven in a Black Leather Jacket
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