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Seeing Sideways Virtual Book Tour

Join Kristin for her virtual book tour celebrating the release of her latest book, Seeing Sideways. Additional dates coming soon.

Tuesday, May 4 @ 5pm PT with John Doe of X | Powell’s Books, Portland (watch the replay)

Monday, May 10 @ 7pm ET with Amy Ray of Indigo Girls | A Cappella Books, Atlanta (watch the replay)

Tuesday, May 11 @ 7pm CT with Jessica Hopper | Seminary Co-op, Chicago

Friday, May 14 @ 6pm PT with Black Francis | Green Apple Books, San Francisco (watch the replay)

Tuesday, May 25 @ 6pm PT with Kathy Valentine | Book Soup, West Hollywood (watch the replay)

Tuesday, June 1 @ 7pm CT with Bill Corbett | Moon Palace Books, Minneapolis (watch the replay)

Wednesday, June 23 @ 7:30pm ET with Ian MacKaye | Greenlight Bookstore, Brooklyn (watch the replay)

 

Throwing Muses new album ‘Sun Racket’ out Sept 4, 2020

Throwing Muses return and sing songs aquatic; toasting the dark blue of the water, the bywater
viewed from Bo Diddley bridge? The bridge collapsing, the water waiting – who is saving us?

Returning with their signature sound, the legendary Boston trio release new album ‘Sun Racket’
on September 4, 2020 on Fire Records.

‘Sun Racket’ has always been geographical. It started as a New Englander in California. A West
Coast sound at New England scale then it travelled to the East Coast and the elements got more
aggressive with deeper roots.

When they made last album ‘Purgatory/Paradise’ a few years ago, they were shattered. Pieces
were coming and going, elements repeating and charging the whole. “It sounded beautiful
jumping around like that”. Two-minute songs reappearing as twisted instrumentals or another
song’s bridge. They mimicked the effect live which kept them on their toes. Whatever was
happening was already over in other words.

‘Sun Racket’ is the opposite. It refused to do anything but sit still. It says, “sit here and deal”.

“All it asked of us was to comingle two completely disparate sonic vocabularies: one heavy noise,
the other delicate music box. Turns out we didn’t have to do much. Sun Racket knew what it was
doing and pushed us aside, which is always best. After thirty years of playing together, we trust
each other implicitly but we trust the music more” – Kristin Hersh

An outpouring of modal guitars, reverbed shapes, echoey drums and driving bass set behind
Kristin Hersh’s well-thumbed notebook of storylines and haunting vocals that get into your
psyche.

Hersh’s songwriting are like a poison pen letter revealing terrible secrets.

“I don’t regret a single drop of alcohol” ‘Milk At McDonald’s admits. This is tell-all phone-in radio,
these are everyday stories, the puzzles of life.

“The devil has no soul” closing cut, the mysterious ‘Sue’s’ explains.

“Pioneers of the 80s/early 90s college rock sound” Pitchfork

“One of America’s finest guitar bands” The Quietus

“A ground-breaking band who changed the face of alternative music rather than follow the rule
book.” MXDWN

And so, they continue. Business unusual.

Track list
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

Pre-order ‘Sun Racket’

Listen to the first single, Dark Blue.

Throwing Muses to play Pasadena Daydream Festival

Throwing Muses will be playing the Pasadena Daydream Festival in California on August 31st, 2019 along with The Cure, Pixies and many others. Tickets and info can be found at pasadenadaydream.com.

Crooked Reissue For Record Store Day 2019

Crooked for Record Store Day, 13 April 2019: remixed, remastered and reissued by Fire Records.

Record Store Day / Record Store Day UK

Loud Mouth single + New b-side

The Loud Mouth single was released 7 February 2019 along with the b-side, Cheech’s Song. Hear both songs here: https://fire-records.lnk.to/KHLoudMouthKr

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