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Throwing Muses
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Newport, Rhode Island, United States (1981 – present)
Throwing Muses is a post-punk alternative rock band formed in 1981 in Newport, Rhode Island, United States, that toured and recorded extensively until 1997, when its members began concentrating more on other projects. Originally fronted by two distinctive lead singers, Kristin Hersh and Tanya Donelly, stepsisters who both wrote the group’s songs, Throwing Muses are known for performing music with shifting tempos, creative chord progressions, unorthodox song structures, and surreal lyrics. The group was set apart from other contemporary acts by Hersh’s stark, candid writing style; Donelly’s pop stylings and vocal harmonies; and David Narcizo’s unusual drumming techniques eschewing use of cymbals. Hallucinatory, febrile songs by Hersh occasionally touched on the subject of mental illness, more often drawing portraits of characters from daily life or addressing relationships.
Donelly left the band in 1991 and was a member of The Breeders and Belly, before starting to perform solo. She also contributed vocals to the Throwing Muses self-titled album in 2003. Hersh has also worked solo, and currently fronts the power trio 50 Foot Wave (which also includes Muses bassist Bernard Georges). Narcizo works in graphic design and has a musical project Lakuna.
Donelly left the band in 1991 and was a member of The Breeders and Belly, before starting to perform solo. She also contributed vocals to the Throwing Muses self-titled album in 2003. Hersh has also worked solo, and currently fronts the power trio 50 Foot Wave (which also includes Muses bassist Bernard Georges). Narcizo works in graphic design and has a musical project Lakuna.
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Bullzor wrote:
I don't wanna come down
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ajcmusic wrote:
unfortunately...they are too underground. great band though. my father has all of their stuff from when he was on the boston/rhode island music scenes back in the 80s/90s and i love all their music.
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Beat_C wrote:
i'm shocked they still haven't reached 1 million plays :-(
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poor-de-chirico wrote:
<3
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Infollatus wrote:
Rabbits dying is like... wow
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Anastaxia_Xylf wrote:
отличная группа:)=great band:)
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Voms wrote:
They blocked me from listening to music on this site........coz I live in Japan... they want me to pay... stand together leave this site... before they make you pay... PM me STAND UP AGAINST THIS
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nibus wrote:
Use Spotify - all the 4AD stuff is on there...
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Celadoor wrote:
First album is untitled, last album is self-titled
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vargas_girl wrote:
4AD won't release any of their artist's tracks on lastfm. Its not up to the Muses.
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owlies wrote:
get some tracks to listen to for god sake
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klyvert wrote:
йес итиз
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Grekafv wrote:
Ништяковая группа
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catfight1980 wrote:
Any album with KH is greaat.
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Valsira wrote:
University was the first I heard, and it's still my favourite, along with their debut. My least favourite is The Real Ramona which is funny 'cause it has the most listens on here.
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zmase wrote:
so underrated! check out my greatest albums of the 90s: http://www.last.fm/user/zmase/journal/2009/05/11/2pr6lb_zachary's_best_albums_of_the_90s
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tombom23 wrote:
first album, self-titled throwing muses. there's a later one called the same, but that's not as good.
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Kabushi wrote:
Personally I like their early EP's most, Chains Changed and The Fat Skier.
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theneongreen wrote:
I am a complete newcomer to this band. What should I listen to first?
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tombom23 wrote:
yeah, chains changed is all pretty brilliant
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We have some “new” 50FOOTWAVE stickers in the online store! “New” because we had them once long ago… They are the hand-drawn logo, available in white on black or black on white.
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