Throwing Muses: C-o-D

Love the single.

On first listen, it's a great album surrounded by weaker material.

A few weeks ago, KH launched the record (sans other Muses, Bernard having broken his thumb) - fairly incredibly - at my local SE London bookshop, at about 12 hours' notice. Daniel Kitson (celebrated stand-up/storyteller and fellow Crystal Palace resident) was the first person in the world to own a copy. (I guess I was about the 12th!) She did another pop-up show at a north London bookshop the following night before a Rough Trade East appearance a few days later.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7457/10465482414_ed81697de4_z.jpg

<3 <3 <3

wow..time..

There are some incredible songs on the new album - just hidden in there...

I have still not managed to make it through this album without getting distracted. If anyone wanted to do an edited version, I'd be very appreciative!

not sure what sort of "edited" you mean but a lot of these tracks originally appeared in one piece as kristin's solo _crooked_ demos

http://kristinhersh.cashmusic.org/speedbath/

"morning birds" is so good

there's no news (well, kristin is releasing a book, but no band news) but still

thanks for that link above!

University vs. Limbo is a poll I make in my mind from time to time. Both records kick so much ass.

I'd pick Limbo, it just has this incredible swagger.

University has quietly turned into one of my favorite '90s records. I don't even mind Hersh's wah-wah guitar.

I like the wah! Yeah university is probably the muses record I reach for most often.

Saw the Muses (Kristin Hersh, David Narcizo and Fred Abong) play a great set Saturday as part of the band's induction into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame. From sweet hellos to a primal scream session in five seconds flat.

Wish In A Doghouse was more widely available on cd, it's quite a package and if I knew about it years ago maybe I would have all their albums by now.

This band always seemed well stocked in music shops but they don't get nearly enough chat.

Had a look in Fopp and there's only a damn compilation. Maybe the death knell for bands like this in psychical stores? I'll have to check HMV soon because I grudgingly use the internet shops when I remember there being piles of albums on the shelves.

One day several years ago I went to most of the music shops in Glasgow looking for Kate Bush albums and could hardly find anything. It must have been a freak occurrence.

I'll never stop regretting selling off my vinyl copies of The Fat Skier and House Tornado back when I was a stupid teen.

they're still cheap on Discogs, if that helps

Maybe, I haven't ever messed around with buying stuff ondiscos, but there's a bunch of vinyl stuff I'd like to find for an affordable price. I probably should try it out.

For the most part, I've had success on Discogs. But more recently, I've run into sellers that accept the order only to inform me a week (or more) later that they actually don't have the item. Refunds every time, but it just strikes me as odd that, of my last five orders on there (from completely different sellers), three have resulted in this scenario. Granted, it's not like I order that often; maybe once every four months or so. So, I don't know, maybe a fluke. Just seems weird.

Otherwise, yes: buy House Tornado! It's a wonderful album.

True, I still listen to it fairly regularly. My interest in the Muses fell off after that as they moved in a more conventional rock direction.

I have In A Doghouse which compiles a lot of the early stuff but I'm just seeing it for £25 on Amazon. Seems to be a bit cheaper on discogs.

In a Doghouse is very highly recommended; the first album and the coinciding EP with a ton of extras.

the two disc version with the early demos >>>>

Just scored In a Doghouse for 20 bux U.S.on ebay. I've given several of TM's lps a chance over the years but it's the earliest stuff that really resonates.

Glad i brought it up, it has some great stuff on it.

Wonder if the lps will see any further reissue?

& I have Kirsten's first book Paradoxical Undressing floating around the bedroom waiting to be read still.

Yeah steveo thanks much. I hadnt really thought about them in prolly 20some years (i'm 53!). But was inspired by yr post to spring for that compilation. That book sounds intriguing also. I'm not anti-donnely but kristin is the genius in that band, period. For me anyway

the book is amazing

Yes read it! Published as Rat Girl in the US. Kristin Hersh is as good a writer as she is a, uh, songwriter. Don't Suck, Don't Die is also great, about her friendship with Vic Chesnutt.

I really enjoyed Rat Girl, the descriptions of her synesthesia were really interesting

The mighty Chris O'Leary studies them in his new project:

https://64quartets.wordpress.com/2019/07/02/2-throwing-muses/

did i ever tell u guys about meeting Kristin????
she was hands down the most gracious poet i've ever had the chance to meet
i went up to her so timidly at the end of one of her shows
she was just incredibly kind.

(i'm sure i did tell u but it feels good to be able to brag about it again)

wow, that article is nice deep dive, cheers Ned

yep great article, thanks for posting.

great images too!

never heard those 1984 demos!

some of the only music so overwhelming that all forebrained attempts to reverse engineer how they arrived / performed the music fail. even now decades later, the technician always surrenders to how fucking amazing this music is

at least I could try to figure out the piano songs like 'walking in the dark', but I remember trying to figure out 'fish' on keyboards once. that was funny that I tried that

man, I love "Two Step."

xps Milton "In The Doghouse" is essential, yeah

really wish they'd reissue this:

https://www.discogs.com/Throwing-Muses-Throwing-Muses-EP/release/1435252

and I never knew "The Letter" dates from that period, so that's why it gives me chills

I knew "Doghouse" & the 7", but not the '84 demos linked in the article! amazing that Donelly had written 'Not Too Soon' that early

I have a long, long interview I did with Dave Narcizo back in 1994 and I don't quite know what to do with it - we published it in our little fanzine but it's completely obscure. He was the friendliest guy - blew out our allotted 20 minute interview to over an hour, once he realised I really knew the band's stuff - and at the show I travelled to in Melbourne, welcomed me like a friend when I crept up and said "I did that long phone interview." He invited my friend and I to the band room after the show, even gave us beers from the rider, I remember Bernard opening them on the edge of the table. I was too overwhelmed to talk to Kristin but she and Billy were friendly - pretty tired tho. Vivid memory from the show of K's electric blue eyes fixed on a point at infinity while she swayed around her Strat and its cowgirl decal.

dirt is on the floor is one of my favorite deep cuts, glad to see it mentioned

Me to Dave Narcizo in the mid-'80s, shortly before the Muses were to play at the Blue Pelican, a now-defunct club in Newport, RI: "Let me buy you a drink."
Dave: "I'm not legal yet."

Pretty sure I was at that spring 1985 show at the Living Room.

New album in May!

https://throwingmuses.bandcamp.com/album/sun-racket