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Throwing Muses: Purgatory/Paradise

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On October 29, 2013, “It Books” label released “Purgatory/Paradise”, the ninth Throwing Muses studio album. It was recorded March – July 2013, and was produced by Kristin Hersh, Bernard Georges and David Narcizo.

Personnel:

  • Kristin Hersh – vocals, guitars, piano
  • Bernard Georges – bass guitar
  • David Narcizo – drums, percussion, art direction, design
  • Steve Rizzo – engineer
  • Bhob Rainey – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Kristin Hersh.

  1. Smoky Hands 1
  2. Morning Birds 1
  3. Sleepwalking 2
  4. Sunray Venus
  5. Cherry Candy 1
  6. Film
  7. Opiates
  8. Cherry Candy 2
  9. Freesia
  10. Curtains 1
  11. Triangle Quantico
  12. Morning Birds 2
  13. Lazy Eye
  14. Blurry 1
  15. Folding Fire 2
  16. Slippershell
  17. Bluff
  18. Blurry 2
  19. Terra Nova
  20. Walking Talking
  21. Milan
  22. Curtains 2
  23. Folding Fire 1
  24. Static
  25. Clark’s Nutcracker
  26. Dripping Trees
  27. Sleepwalking 1
  28. Smoky Hands 2
  29. Speedbath
  30. Quick
  31. Dripping Trees 2
  32. Glass Cats

Throwing Muses: Sun Racket

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On September 4, 2020, “Fire Records” label released “Sun Racket”, the tenth Throwing Muses studio album. It was recorded February – June 2020, at “Stable Sound Studio” in Portsmouth, RI, US, “Hobby Shop” in Los Angeles, and was produced Kristin Hersh and Steve Rizzo.

Personnel:

  • Kristin Hersh – vocals, guitar, mixing
  • Bernard Georges – bass guitar
  • David Narcizo – drums
  • Andrew Murdock – recording
  • Steve Rizzo – mixing, mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Kristin Hersh.

  1. Dark Blue
  2. Bywater
  3. Maria Laguna
  4. Bo Diddley Bridge
  5. Milk at McDonald’s
  6. Upstairs Dan
  7. St Charles
  8. Frosting
  9. Kay Catherine
  10. Sue’s

Throwing Muses: House Tornado

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In March 1988, “4AD” label released “House Tornado”, the second Throwing Muses studio album. It was recorded in December 1987 – January 1988, at “Fort Apache Studios” in Cambridge, MA, and was produced by Gary Smith.

Personnel:

  • Kristin Hersh – vocals, guitars, piano
  • Tanya Donelly – vocals, guitars, percussion
  • Leslie Langston – bass, percussion, backing vocals
  • David Narcizo – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Kristin Hersh, except where noted. 

  1. Colder
  2. Mexican Women
  3. The River – Tanya Donelly
  4. Juno
  5. Marriage Tree
  6. Run Letter
  7. Saving Grace
  8. Drive
  9. Downtown
  10. Giant – Tanya Donelly
  11. Walking in the Dark

Throwing Muses: Same

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On March 17, 2003, “4AD” label released the self-titled, eighth Throwing Muses studio album. It was recorded August – December 2002, and was produced by Kristin Hersh, Bernard Georges, David Narcizo and Tanya Donelly.

Personnel:

  • Kristin Hersh – vocals, guitars
  • Bernard Georges – bass
  • David Narcizo – drums, percussion
  • Tanya Donelly – backing vocals
  • Steve Rizzo – engineer
  • Ethan Allen – mixing
  • Shinro Ohtake – artwork
  • Vaughan Oliver, Chris Bigg – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Kristin Hersh.

  1. Mercury
  2. Pretty or Not
  3. Civil Disobedience
  4. Pandora’s Box
  5. Status Quo
  6. Speed and Sleep
  7. Portia
  8. SolarDip
  9. Epiphany
  10. Los Flamingos
  11. Half Blast
  12. Flying

Throwing Muses: Red Heaven

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On August 11, 1992, “4AD” label released “Red Heaven”, the fifth Throwing Muses album. It was recorded January – May 1992, at “Fort Apache Studios” in Cambridge, Massachusetts, “Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by Steve Boyer, Kristin Hersh and David Narcizo.

Personnel:

  • Kristin Hersh – vocals, guitars, front cover artwork
  • Leslie Langston – bass guitar
  • David Narcizo – drums, backing vocals
  • Bob Mould – vocals
  • Steve Boyer – engineer
  • Victor Deyglio – engineer assistant
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Christine Cano – package design, front cover artwork
  • David Narcizo – handwritten lyrics
  • Michael Lavine – band photography
  • Paul Q. Kolderie – production assistance
  • Artie Smith – production assistance

Track listing:

All tracks by Kristin Hersh.

  1. Furious
  2. Firepile
  3. Dio
  4. Dirty Water
  5. Stroll
  6. Pearl
  7. Summer St.
  8. Vic
  9. Backroad
  10. The Visit
  11. Dovey
  12. Rosetta Stone
  13. Carnival Wig

Throwing Muses: Hunkpapa

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On January 23, 1989, “4AD” and “Sire” labels released “Hunkpapa”, the third Throwing Muses album. It was recorded in 1988, at “Fort Apache Studios”, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was produced by Gary Smith.

Personnel:

  • Kristin Hersh– vocals, guitar, piano
  • Tanya Donelly– vocals, guitar
  • Leslie Langston – vocals, bass guitar
  • David Narcizo– vocals, drums, percussion
  • Bernie Worrell– keyboards
  • Russ Gershon– tenor saxophone
  • Tom Halter – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Russell Jewell – trombone
  • Guy Yarden – violin
  • Steve Haigler – engineer
  • Matt Lane – engineer assistant
  • Phil Magnotti – engineer assistant
  • Greg Calbi– mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Kristin Hersh, except where noted.

  1. Devil’s Roof
  2. Bea
  3. Dizzy
  4. No Parachutes
  5. Dragonhead – Tanya Donelly
  6. Say Goodbye
  7. Fall Down
  8. I’m Alive
  9. Angel – Tanya Donelly
  10. Mania
  11. The Burrow
  12. Take

The Throwing Muses: University

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On January 16, 1995, “Sire” label released “University”, the sixth Throwing Muses (The) studio album. It  was recorded in 1994, at the “Kingsway Studio” in New Orleans, and was produced by Bernard Georges, Kristin Hersh and David Narcizo.

Personnel:

  • Kristin Hersh – vocals, guitar
  • Bernard Georges – bass
  • David Narcizo – drums

All tracks by Kristin Hersh.

  1. Bright Yellow Gun
  2. Start
  3. Hazing
  4. Shimmer
  5. Calm Down, Come Down
  6. Crabtown
  7. No Way in Hell
  8. Surf Cowboy
  9. That’s All You Wanted
  10. Teller
  11. University
  12. Snakeface
  13. Flood
  14. Fever Few