The 6ths, a vehicle for Magnetic Fields mastermind Stephin Merritt, emerged in 1993 as a showcase for his wry synth-pop songcraft, where he penned every melody and lyric but handed the mic to a rotating cast of indie luminaries.
On albums like 1995's Wasps' Nests and 2000's Hyacinths and Thistles,…
26 roots·1 legacy
Roots trace the artists and scenes that shaped The 6ths; legacies follow the artists carrying those ideas forward. The names below are the most-mentioned direct connections in the graph.
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