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Wasps' Nests

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Wasps' Nests
Studio album by
Released1995
RecordedLet's Rain Studios
GenreIndie pop
Length45:17
LabelFactory Too
FACD-2.06
ProducerStephin Merritt
The 6ths chronology
Wasps' Nests
(1995)
Hyacinths and Thistles
(2000)

Wasps' Nests is the 1995 debut album by the 6ths, a side-project created by Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields.[1] Merritt wrote and recorded the album, inviting different vocalists to sing lead. Like the band's name, the album title is a tongue-twister.

"Yet Another Girl" originally only appeared on the vinyl release of the album, but was later included on Merritt's 2011 compilation Obscurities.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Chicago Tribune[3]
Entertainment WeeklyA[4]
The Guardian[5]
NME6/10[6]
Pitchfork8.5/10[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]
Spin8/10[10]
Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10[11]

The Record wrote that Merritt "is well-suited to the Phil Spector-esque role of songwriter and producer, and his singleminded songwriting is well-served by the album's eclectic personnel; on the whole, Wasps' Nests is a delight."[12]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Stephin Merritt[13]

No.TitleSingerLength
1."San Diego Zoo"Barbara Manning3:22
2."Aging Spinsters"Stephin Merritt2:20
3."All Dressed Up in Dreams"Mary Timony2:55
4."Falling Out of Love (With You)"Dean Wareham2:55
5."Winter in July"Ayako Akashiba2:32
6."Pillow Fight"Mitch Easter2:34
7."Dream Hat"Mac McCaughan2:27
8."Movies in My Head"Georgia Hubley4:19
9."In the City in the Rain"Lou Barlow3:43
10."Looking for Love (In the Hall of Mirrors)"Amelia Fletcher2:43
11."Heaven in a Black Leather Jacket"Robert Scott2:46
12."Here in My Heart"Anna Domino3:30
13."Puerto Rico Way"Mark Robinson3:28
14."You Can't Break a Broken Heart"Jeffrey Underhill3:16
15."When I'm Out of Town"Chris Knox2:34
16."Yet Another Girl"Stuart Moxham3:30

Notes

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  1. ^ Vincentelli, Elisabeth (Apr 18, 1995). "Sixth heaven". The Advocate. No. 679. p. 62.
  2. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Wasps' Nests – The 6ths". AllMusic. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  3. ^ Kot, Greg (May 11, 1995). "Precious Pain". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  4. ^ Huston, Johnny (April 7, 1995). "Wasps' Nests". Entertainment Weekly. p. 92. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  5. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (July 14, 1995). "The 6ths: Wasps' Nests (Factory Too)". The Guardian.
  6. ^ "The 6ths: Wasps' Nests". NME. September 16, 1995. p. 50.
  7. ^ Ham, Robert (November 18, 2017). "The 6ths: Wasps' Nests". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  8. ^ Manning, Kara (June 15, 1995). "Wasps' Nests: The 6ths". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  9. ^ Randall, Mac (2004). "The Magnetic Fields". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 509–10. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  10. ^ Kreilkamp, Ivan (May 1995). "The 6ths: Wasps' Nests". Spin. Vol. 11, no. 2. p. 98. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  11. ^ Hunter, James (1995). "Magnetic Fields". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 237–38. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  12. ^ Weiler, Derek (4 May 1995). "Collaborative effort works well for Merritt". The Record. p. D15.
  13. ^ "Wasps' Nests". houseoftomorrow.com. The Magnetic Fields. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2011.