P/P arrived in 2013 as a book containing lyrics, artwork, and downloads, but here it is a 32 song double LP, vinyl manifesto. After 2003, Kristin Hersh released her solo albums and some 50 Foot Wave material, but it took a decade to get this fractured and sprawling Throwing Muses epic into shape. There’s a… Continue reading Throwing Muses at Big Takeover
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Throwing Muses at Get It On Vinyl
I was not thrilled to have a Throwing Muses album passed my way to review. At best Throwing Muses was a lingering memory for me, and at worst, I might have had them confused with another band altogether. I wasn’t a Throwing Muses fan when they were in their peak. It’s not that I didn’t… Continue reading Throwing Muses at Get It On Vinyl
Throwing Muses at Raised by Gypsies
At first, I was hesitant as to whether or not I wanted to review this cassette without the book that was released with it. Let me jump back in time about a year, as this was released as a CD or digital or whatever in November of last year. My plan was to… Continue reading Throwing Muses at Raised by Gypsies
Throwing Muses at See Sound
If ever an album was appropriate to its band’s name it’s this, muses thrown out over 32 tracks , traversing their very own “Inferno”. There are many short tracks with fully formed pin-sharp alt rock like Morning Birds 1 (with it’s fantastic and fearsome opening minute it has an urgency that gives no time for… Continue reading Throwing Muses at See Sound
Throwing Muses at Big Takeover
A whole year after its initial release as book and CD, Throwing Muses’ epic ninth studio album finally sees a proper vinyl release. While not as extensively packaged as the CD, this LP version of Purgatory/Paradiseserves as an exquisite companion to it for those who prefer their music on 12” plastic rather than compact discs. Musically,… Continue reading Throwing Muses at Big Takeover
Throwing Muses at Buzz Magazine
One of the leading female-fronted indie bands of the 80s and 90s, Throwing Muses continue to grow from strength to strength with every release. The 2003 reunion of the band saw Kristin Hersh collaborate once more with stepsister and ex-Breeders front woman Tanya Donnelly – a match made in pitch perfect paradise. Modern-day poet Hersh… Continue reading Throwing Muses at Buzz Magazine
Throwing Muses at BEAT
Since forming in Rhode Island in 1980-whatever Throwing Muses have been alt rock royalty and their uncompromising frontwoman/leader Kristin Hersh has been an indie rock legend setting the world to rights ever since. It’s almost impossible (and probably kind of offensive) to condence Hersh and Throwing Muses complicated history into a brief introductory paragraph. That said, in… Continue reading Throwing Muses at BEAT
Throwing Muses at Drowned in Sound
We spoke to Throwing Muses, Fifty Foot Wave and solo artist Kristin Hersh across the ether of the internet last week. Having just arrived home in New Orleans, she was fresh from a series of UK shows which saw the Throwing Muses trinity (Hersh, Tanya Donnelly, Dave Narcizo) reunited and touring Purgatory/Paradise. Released late last year, this… Continue reading Throwing Muses at Drowned in Sound
Throwing Muses at Collapse Board
I listened to nothing but the new Throwing Muses LP for one week in my car. Maybe you’ve heard it already – but even if you have, I’ve no doubt that you’re clamoring for my thoughts on it. Hold up a minute. A crucial point first. We load our senses with memories. One smell or… Continue reading Throwing Muses at Collapse Board
Throwing Muses at Louder Than War
The release of last year’s ninth Throwing Muses album, Purgatory/ Paradise after a ten hiatus proved that they’ve lost none of their bite. It was a visceral meandering return to form for the three piece that revels in its fractured nature and with a personal honesty synonymous with Kristen Hersh’s writing. Along for the ride on this UK tour is… Continue reading Throwing Muses at Louder Than War