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My record collection
[268] The 6ths - Wasps' Nest (CD)
The 6ths was one of Stephin Merritt’s side projects that released two albums of his own compositions mostly sung by guest artists. Dean guested on the first of these albums Wasps’ Nest in 1997.
The track Dean sings on is called Falling Out of Love With You and is an absolute gem. It’s odd that every time I listen to it I still expect it to be Stephin’s voice I hear, maybe because it’s so obviously a Stephin Merritt song/arrangement.
The whole album is great, with my personal highs being Dean (obviously) but also Barbara Manning singing San Diego Zoo, Winter in July with Ayako Akashiba, Heaven in a Black Leather Jacket with Robert Scott ~ actually I just realised that to see my favourites you should probably just read the track listing it’s all so great. And, all so familiar, I’ve obviously listened to the album an awful lot over the 28 years since I bought it.
I don’t listen to the second album Hyaciths and Thistles so much, not sure if that’s just beacuse of Dean, or because it’s not this good?
The name of the band, and the names of both albums, were apparently chosen becuase they are difficult to say… although I don’t think I have a problem with any of them.
- Catalogue Number: AHFOW 10/099
- Artist: The 6ths
- Title: Wasps’ Nest
- Format: CD
- Bought on release, no idea where.