Hyacinths and Thistles

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Hyacinths and Thistles
Hyacinths and Thistles.jpg
Studio album by
the 6ths
Released2000
Genre Indie pop
Length60:54
Label Merge
Producer Stephin Merritt
The 6ths chronology
Wasps' Nests
(1995)		Hyacinths and Thistles
(2000)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 68/100 [1]
Review scores
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Entertainment Weekly A− [3]
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Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [5]
Pitchfork 6.0/10 [6]
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Spin 6/10 [8]

Hyacinths and Thistles is the second and final studio album by the indie pop band the 6ths. It was released in 2000 on Merge Records.

Track listing

All tracks written by Stephin Merritt. [9]

#Song titleTimeSinger
1."As You Turn to Go"1:59 Momus
2."Give Me Back My Dreams"3:06 Sally Timms
3."He Didn't"2:30 Bob Mould
4."I've Got New York"2:12 Melanie
5."Just Like a Movie Star"4:11 Dominique A
6."Kissing Things"2:28 Sarah Cracknell
7."Lindy-Lou"1:45 Miho Hatori
8."Night Falls Like a Grand Piano"2:35 Clare Grogan
9."The Dead Only Quickly"1:03 Neil Hannon
10."The Sailor in Love with the Sea"2:41 Gary Numan
11."Volcana!"3:05 Marc Almond
12."Waltzing Me All the Way Home"1:51 Odetta
13."You You You You You"3:10 Katharine Whalen
14."Oahu"28:10 Miss Lily Banquette

References

  1. ↑ "Hyacinths and Thistles by The 6ths". Metacritic . Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  2. ↑ Gallucci, Michael. "Hyacinths and Thistles Review". AllMusic . Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  3. ↑ Browne, David (September 8, 2000). "Music Review: 'Hyacinths and Thistles'". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  4. ↑ Aizlewood, John (September 22, 2000). "Pop CD releases". The Guardian . Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  5. ↑ Cromelin, Richard (September 15, 2000). "Merritt's Songs Speak Sweetly From the Heart". Los Angeles Times . ISSN   0458-3035 . Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  6. ↑ LeMay, Matt (September 5, 2000). "The 6ths: Hyacinths and Thistles Album Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  7. ↑ Sarig, Roni (2000). "The 6ths, Hyacinths and Thistles". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on March 27, 2002.
  8. ↑ Greenwald, Andy (October 2000). "The 6ths: Hyacinths and Thistles". Spin . SPIN Media LLC. p. 184.
  9. ↑ "Hyacynths and Thistles". houseoftomorrow.com. The Magnetic Fields. Archived from the original on March 5, 2008. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
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