Hyacinths and Thistles

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.

Hyacinths and Thistles
Studio album by the 6ths
Released	2000
Genre	Indie pop
Length	60:54
Label	Merge
Producer	Stephin Merritt
The 6ths chronology
Wasps' Nests (1995) Hyacinths and Thistles (2000)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	68/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[3]
The Guardian	[4]
Los Angeles Times	[5]
Pitchfork	6.0/10[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
Spin	6/10[8]

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. Browne, David (2000-09-08). "Music Review: 'Hyacinths and Thistles'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
4. Aizlewood, John (2000-09-22). "Pop CD releases". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
5. Cromelin, Richard (2000-09-15). "Merritt's Songs Speak Sweetly From the Heart". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
6. LeMay, Matt (2000-09-05). "The 6ths: Hyacinths and Thistles Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
7. Sarig, Roni (2000). "The 6ths, Hyacinths and Thistles". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2002-03-27.
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 5 March 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2011.