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Throwing Muses

Throwing Muses formed in Newport, Rhode Island in 1981 around sisters Kristin Hersh and Tanya Donelly. Kristin handled most of the songwriting and vocals,...

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Throwing Muses, the raw Rhode Island rock band

Sisters Kristin Hersh and Tanya Donelly formed this group in 1981, blending dreamy melodies with abrasive guitars.

If you want to hear their mix of the melodic and the discordant, start with 'A Feeling' or 'Him Dancing' from 'Counting Backwards'. Those songs frame what they did best.

Throwing Muses mattered because they made difficult personal territory sound both unsettling and strangely beautiful. Their 1991 album 'Counting Backwards' became a cult favorite for that exact tension. Songs like 'Night Driving' and 'Capital A' show how Kristin Hersh's confessional vocals could ride Tanya Donelly's guitar work from ethereal strumming to distorted feedback in the same track.

They formed in Newport, Rhode Island in 1981 around sisters Kristin Hersh and Tanya Donelly. Tanya left in 1991 to form Belly, with Leslie Langston joining on bass. The band kept recording through the mid-90s with albums like 'The Real Ramona' and 'University' that maintained their particular blend.

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Throwing Muses formed in Newport, Rhode Island in 1981 around sisters Kristin Hersh and Tanya Donelly. Kristin handled most of the songwriting and vocals, with a raw, confessional style that often touched on difficult personal territory. Tanya's guitar work could shift from ethereal strumming to distorted feedback within the same song.

Their 1991 album 'Counting Backwards' became something of a cult favorite, capturing their mix of dreamy melodies and abrasive guitars. Songs like 'A Feeling' and 'Him Dancing' showed how they could be both unsettling and strangely beautiful at the same time.

Tanya Donelly left in 1991 to form Belly, with Leslie Langston joining on bass. The band kept recording and touring through the mid-90s, putting out albums like 'The Real Ramona' and 'University' that maintained their particular blend of the melodic and the discordant.

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