Wasps' Nests

Wasps' Nests
Studio album by the 6ths
Released	1995
Recorded	Let's Rain Studios
Genre	Alternative rock[1] pop[1]
Length	45:17
Label	Factory Too FACD-2.06
Producer	Stephin 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.^[2] 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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Chicago Tribune	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	A[5]
The Guardian	[6]
NME	6/10[7]
Pitchfork	8.5/10[8]
Rolling Stone	[9]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide	[10]
Spin	8/10[11]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	8/10[12]

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."^[13]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Stephin Merritt^[14]

No.	Title	Singer	Length
1.	"San Diego Zoo"	Barbara Manning	3:22
2.	"Aging Spinsters"	Stephin Merritt	2:20
3.	"All Dressed Up in Dreams"	Mary Timony	2:55
4.	"Falling Out of Love (With You)"	Dean Wareham	2:55
5.	"Winter in July"	Ayako Akashiba	2:32
6.	"Pillow Fight"	Mitch Easter	2:34
7.	"Dream Hat"	Mac McCaughan	2:27
8.	"Movies in My Head"	Georgia Hubley	4:19
9.	"In the City in the Rain"	Lou Barlow	3:43
10.	"Looking for Love (In the Hall of Mirrors)"	Amelia Fletcher	2:43
11.	"Heaven in a Black Leather Jacket"	Robert Scott	2:46
12.	"Here in My Heart"	Anna Domino	3:30
13.	"Puerto Rico Way"	Mark Robinson	3:28
14.	"You Can't Break a Broken Heart"	Jeffrey Underhill	3:16
15.	"When I'm Out of Town"	Chris Knox	2:34
16.	"Yet Another Girl"	Stuart Moxham	3:30

Notes

1. Unterberger, Richie (2003). "The Magnetic Fields". In Buckley, Peter (ed.). The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). London: Rough Guides. pp. 630–631. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0.
2. Vincentelli, Elisabeth (Apr 18, 1995). "Sixth heaven". The Advocate. No. 679. p. 62.
3. Unterberger, Richie. "Wasps' Nests – The 6ths". AllMusic. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
4. Kot, Greg (May 11, 1995). "Precious Pain". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
5. Huston, Johnny (April 7, 1995). "Wasps' Nests". Entertainment Weekly. p. 92. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
6. Sullivan, Caroline (July 14, 1995). "The 6ths: Wasps' Nests (Factory Too)". The Guardian.
7. "The 6ths: Wasps' Nests". NME. September 16, 1995. p. 50.
8. Ham, Robert (November 18, 2017). "The 6ths: Wasps' Nests". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
9. Manning, Kara (June 15, 1995). "Wasps' Nests: The 6ths". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
10. 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.
11. Kreilkamp, Ivan (May 1995). "The 6ths: Wasps' Nests". Spin. Vol. 11, no. 2. p. 98. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
12. 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.
13. Weiler, Derek (4 May 1995). "Collaborative effort works well for Merritt". The Record. p. D15.
14. "Wasps' Nests". houseoftomorrow.com. The Magnetic Fields. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2011.