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The 6ths is a band created by Stephin Merritt, also the primary songwriter and instrumentalist behind The Magnetic Fields, The Gothic Archies, and Future 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. In the group, Merritt writes and plays songs which are then sung by other artists—a different artist on each track. It has so far produced two well-received albums and many different collaborations.〔(Allmusic.com Biography )〕 ==Releases== The two albums the band released to date are ''Wasps' Nests'' in 1995 and ''Hyacinths and Thistles'' in 1999. ''Wasps' Nests'' was preceded by a 7" vinyl single of album track "Heaven in a Black Leather Jacket" in 1993 on Merge Records that contains a B-side, "Rot in the Sun", sung by Merritt himself. The song was also later included on Merritt's ''Obscurities'' compilation in 2011. The names of both albums, as well as the name of the band, are deliberate tongue-twisters. The words are chosen for their abundance of ''s'' and ''th'' sounds; ''sixths'' alone packs one ''th'' and three ''s'' sounds into one syllable. The band's website refers to the 6ths as "every lisper's nightmare".〔(The 6ths home page )〕 The list of singers on ''Wasps' Nests'' includes many notable mid-90s indie-rockers, including Barbara Manning, Mary Timony, Dean Wareham (Galaxie 500, Luna, Dean & Britta), Lou Barlow, Chris Knox (Tall Dwarfs), Robert Scott (The Bats, The Clean), and Mark Robinson.〔(House of Tomorrow Wasps' Nests Track List )〕 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), Katharine Whalen (Squirrel Nut Zippers) and the accomplished toy piano player Margaret Leng Tan. The album also features an improbable duet of singer Odetta accompanied by ''Lemony Snicket'' author Daniel Handler on accordion.〔(House of Tomorrow Hyacinths and Thistles Track List )〕 "Falling out of Love (with You)" from ''Wasps' Nests'' was featured on the popular 90's children's show ''The Adventures of Pete and Pete''. Two songs from ''Hyacinths and Thistles'', "You, You, You, You, You" and "As You Turn To Go", are featured in the movie ''Pieces of April'' and its accompanying soundtrack by Stephin Merritt. Their song "Night Falls Like a Grand Piano" was covered by South African group Wonderboom on their 2003 album ''Tell Someone Who Cares". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The 6ths」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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