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Throwing Muses is an alternative rock band formed in 1981 in Newport, Rhode Island, that toured and recorded
extensively until 1997, when itsmembers began concentrating more on other projects. The group was originally
fronted by two lead singers, Kristin Hersh and Tanya Donelly, whoboth wrote the group's songs. Throwing Muses
are known for performing music with shifting tempos, creative chord progressions, unorthodox songstructures, and
surreal lyrics. The group was set apart from other contemporary acts by Hersh's stark, candid writing style; Donelly's
pop stylingsand vocal harmonies; an ...read more
Throwing Muses is an alternative rock band formed in 1981 in Newport, Rhode Island, that toured and recorded
extensively until 1997, when itsmembers began concentrating more on other projects. The group was originally
fronted by two lead singers, Kristin Hersh and Tanya Donelly, whoboth wrote the group's songs. Throwing Muses
are known for performing music with shifting tempos, creative chord progressions, unorthodox songstructures, and
surreal lyrics. The group was set apart from other contemporary acts by Hersh's stark, candid writing style; Donelly's
pop stylingsand vocal harmonies; and David Narcizo's unusual drumming techniques eschewing use of cymbals.
Hersh's hallucinatory, febrile songs occasionallytouched on the subject of mental illness, more often drawing
portraits of characters from daily life or addressing relationships. « hide |
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