Hyacinths and Thistles
Studio album by
The 6ths
ReleasedSeptember 5, 2000
GenreIndie Pop
Length60:54
LabelMerge Records
ProducerStephin Merritt
The 6ths chronology
Wasps' Nests
(1995) 		Hyacinths and Thistles
(2000)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic68/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[5]
The Guardian[8]
Los Angeles Times[3]
Pitchfork6.0/10[4]
Rolling Stone[6]
Spin6/10[7]

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

Track listing

All tracks written by Stephin Merritt.[9]

# Song title Time Singer
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 2018-03-14.
  2. ^ Gallucci, Michael. "Hyacinths and Thistles Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  3. ^ Cromelin, Richard (2000-09-15). "Merritt's Songs Speak Sweetly From the Heart". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  4. ^ LeMay, Matt (2000-09-05). "The 6ths: Hyacinths and Thistles Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2018-03-14.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Browne, David (2000-09-08). "Music Review: 'Hyacinths and Thistles'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  6. ^ Sarig, Roni (2000). "The 6ths, Hyacinths and Thistles". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2002-03-27.
  7. ^ Greenwald, Andy (October 2000). "The 6ths: Hyacinths and Thistles". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. p. 184.
  8. ^ Aizlewood, John (2000-09-22). "Pop CD releases". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
  9. ^ "Hyacynths and Thistles". houseoftomorrow.com. The Magnetic Fields. Archived from the original on 5 March 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
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