- The 6ths
The 6ths is a band created by
Stephin Merritt , also the prime mover behindThe Magnetic Fields ,The Gothic Archies andFuture Bible Heroes .One story has it that the band was conceived when Merritt, observing that there was no tribute album dedicated to him, decided to make one himself. The concept is that Merritt writes and plays songs which are then sung by other artists, different ones on each track. It has so far produced two well-received albums and many different collaborations.
The list of singers on "Wasps' Nests" reads like a Who's Who of mid-90s indie-rock starpower, including
Barbara Manning ,Mary Timony ,Dean Wareham (Galaxie 500 , Luna),Lou Barlow ,Chris Knox (Tall Dwarfs ), Robert Scott (The Bats ,The Clean ), and Mark Robinson.Some of the more notable artists appearing on "Hyacinths and Thistles" are
Bob Mould ,Sally Timms (The Mekons ),Sarah Cracknell (Saint Etienne ),Neil Hannon (The Divine Comedy),Gary Numan ,Marc Almond , Momus,Clare Grogan (Altered Images ), Melanie, Miss Lily Banquette (Combustible Edison ) and the accomplishedtoy piano playerMargaret Leng Tan .The two albums released to date are "Wasps' Nests" (1995) and "Hyacinths and Thistles" (1999/2000).
The names of both albums, and the name of the band, are deliberate
tongue-twister s. The words are chosen for their abundance of "s" and "th" sounds. "Sixths" packs one "th" and three "s" sounds into one syllable.Discography
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Wasps' Nests " (1995)
*"Hyacinths and Thistles " (1999)External links
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