Hyacinths and Thistles
{{Infobox album
| name = Hyacinths and Thistles
| type = studio
| artist = the 6ths
| cover = Hyacinths and Thistles.jpg
| released = 2000
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Indie pop
| length = 60:54
| label = Merge
| producer = Stephin Merritt
| prev_title = Wasps' Nests
| prev_year = 1995
| year = 2000
}}
{{Music ratings
|MC=68/100{{Cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/hyacinths-and-thistles/the-6ths |title=Hyacinths and Thistles by The 6ths |website=Metacritic |access-date=2018-03-14}}
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/hyacinths-and-thistles-mw0000068675 |title=Hyacinths and Thistles Review |last=Gallucci |first=Michael |website=AllMusic |access-date=2018-03-14}}
|rev4 = Los Angeles Times
|rev4score = {{rating|4|4}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-sep-15-ca-21315-story.html |title=Merritt's Songs Speak Sweetly From the Heart |last=Cromelin |first=Richard |date=2000-09-15 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=2018-03-14 |issn=0458-3035}}
|rev5 = Pitchfork
|rev5score = 6.0/10{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/7214-hyacinths-and-thistles/ |title=The 6ths: Hyacinths and Thistles Album Review |last=LeMay |first=Matt |date=2000-09-05 |website=Pitchfork |access-date=2018-03-14 }}
|rev2= Entertainment Weekly
|rev2score= A−{{Cite magazine |url=http://ew.com/article/2000/09/08/music-review-hyacinths-and-thistles/ |title=Music Review: 'Hyacinths and Thistles' |last=Browne |first=David |author-link=David Browne (journalist) |date=2000-09-08 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=2018-03-14}}
|rev6 = Rolling Stone
|rev6score = {{rating|3|5}}{{Cite magazine |last=Sarig |first=Roni |date=2000 |title=The 6ths, Hyacinths and Thistles |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/recordings/review.asp?aid=14507&ctgy=recordings&sf=hyacinths |magazine=Rolling Stone |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020327150333/http://www.rollingstone.com/recordings/review.asp?aid=14507&ctgy=recordings&sf=hyacinths |archive-date=2002-03-27}}
|rev7 = Spin
|rev7score = 6/10{{Cite magazine |last=Greenwald |first=Andy |author-link=Andy Greenwald |date=October 2000 |title=The 6ths: Hyacinths and Thistles|page=184 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HTMuhxamaFEC |magazine=Spin |publisher=SPIN Media LLC}}
|rev3 = The Guardian
|rev3score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/friday_review/story/0,3605,371305,00.html |title=Pop CD releases |last=Aizlewood |first=John |date=2000-09-22 |work=The Guardian |access-date=2017-09-25}}
| noprose = yes
}}
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.
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| 1.
| "As You Turn to Go" | 1:59 | Momus |
| 2.
| "Give Me Back My Dreams" | 3:06 |
| 3.
| "He Didn't" | 2:30 |
| 4.
| "I've Got New York" | 2:12 | Melanie |
| 5.
| "Just Like a Movie Star" | 4:11 |
| 6.
| "Kissing Things" | 2:28 |
| 7.
| "Lindy-Lou" | 1:45 |
| 8.
| "Night Falls Like a Grand Piano" | 2:35 |
| 9.
| "The Dead Only Quickly" | 1:03 |
| 10.
| "The Sailor in Love with the Sea" | 2:41 |
| 11.
| "Volcana!" | 3:05 |
| 12.
| "Waltzing Me All the Way Home" | 1:51 | Odetta |
| 13.
| "You You You You You" | 3:10 |
| 14.
| "Oahu" | 28:10 |
References
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{{Cite web
|url=http://houseoftomorrow.com/sixths_cd_hyacinths.php
|title=Hyacynths and Thistles
|work=houseoftomorrow.com
|publisher=The Magnetic Fields
|accessdate=8 July 2011
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080305232946/http://www.houseoftomorrow.com/sixths_cd_hyacinths.php
|archivedate=5 March 2008
}}
}}
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