The 6th's - San Diego Zoo

Stephin Merritt, who spawned Magnetic Fields, (see past post),is an undoubted musical genius, but, as seems to be so often the case, appears unwilling to commit himself to one pure, identifiable style. The album "Wasp's Nest" is an inspired collection of beautifully understated pieces. It's quite different from some of the music that Merritt has produced under his other aliases, but is equally valid.

It is the lyrical content that makes this album stand out, being as it is a combination of astonishingly clever word-play and unbelievably corny love poetry.