New material
13 February 03
4AD have confirmed the release dates for the new Throwing Muses and Kristin Hersh albums. They will be in the shops on March 4th in the US and on March 17th in the rest of the world. "Throwing Muses" sees Kristin Hersh reunited in the studio with David Narcizo and Bernard Georges for the first time since "Limbo" was released in 1996. Tanya Donelly also made an appearance at the sessions - she sings backing vocals on several tracks.
In stark contrast to the raw, amped-up exhilaration of the Throwing Muses album comes Kristin's latest solo recording, released on the same day. "The Grotto" is slow-moving, introspective and totally spellbinding - with Kristin's voice and acoustic guitar fleshed out delicately by guests Howe Gelb (Giant Sand) and Andrew Bird (Bowl Of Fire) who provide piano and violin respectively.
Both albums come adorned with cover art by Shinro Otahke (who also provided the images for "House Tornado" and "Hips And Makers", amongst others). v23 have created beautiful packaging to make the most of the paintings - initial quantities of "Throwing Muses" will be available as a special six-panel digipack.
Throwing Muses will be touring Europe to coincide with the release of these albums.