Kristin Hersh In Shock

The first song that I heard from Kristin Hersh was - thanks to an Uncut free CD compilation – the opening song from Murder, Misery and Then Goodbye (1998), Down In The Willow Garden. It was January ‘99 and this song, this cold murder story fit exactly to the mood of a long winter. On the run, I bought her first solo album, the acoustic Hips and Makers (1994) and I discovered the prolific talent from this American singer/songwriter formally from the Throwing Muses.
Learn to Sing Like a Star, Kristin Hersh last solo outing (released in the US. January 23, on Yep Roc Records; 4AD will put it out overseas on January 29.), might be the rock record she has hinted at for years: “an intense, openly emotional and beautiful statement. Produced by Kristin and mixed in Nashville by two time Grammy winner Trina Shoemaker, Learn to Sing Like a Star comes across as the lovingly obsessive work of an artist who never fails to "bring it" - an indie-rock symphony.”

Web: throwingmusic.com

Video: Kristin Hersh: In Shock [from the In Shock EP and the forthcoming Learn to Sing Like a Star LP] via Pitchforkmedia
Kristin Hersh - Sno Cat .mp3 from The Grotto (2003)
Throwing Muses - Say Goodbye .mp3
Throwing Muses - Portia .mp3