Kristin Hersh - Clear Pond Road
by Helen Tipping
published: 19 / 1 / 2024

Label:
Fire Records
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intro
Immaculate-sounding yet melancholic latest solo album from Throwing Muses’ frontwoman Kristin Hersh
I've only very recently started listening to Kristin Hersh following a gig at The Trades Club in Hebden Bridge. I don't recall listening to Throwing Muses back in the day, for whatever reason they weren't on my radar. ‘Clear Pond Road’, her latest album, is a thoughtful, personal journey. The recording is crystal clear, each string plucked is pronounced and deliberate, as are the vocals. Some songs are a howl into the winds of the past whilst others are more delicately constructed. I can't help feeling a sense of melancholy and loss listening to this album. Perhaps listening to it in the depths of winter has that effect. The clarity of the sound suits the bare branches of the trees and reflects the clear skies and cold air. It's not a cold album though. There is plenty of feeling in here, life’s experiences being reflected upon and laid before us. I think my standout track is ‘Dandelion’. Musically and lyrically it's a very wistful song, conjuring up feelings of sadness and loneliness even for someone who isn't particularly sad or lonely!
Track Listing:-
1 Bewitched Reruns2 Ms Haha
3 Dandelion
4 Constance Street
5 Thank You, Corner Blight
6 St. Valentines Day Massacre
7 Reflections On The Motive Power
8 Eyeshine
9 Palmetto
10 Tunnels
Band Links:-
https://www.kristinhersh.com/https://www.facebook.com/strangeangels/
https://twitter.com/kristinhersh
Label Links:-
https://twitter.com/firerecordingshttps://www.facebook.com/Firerecords
http://www.firerecords.com/
https://firerecords.bandcamp.com/
https://instagram.com/fire_records/
https://www.youtube.com/user/FirerecordsUK
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Have a Listen:-
interviews |
Interview (2018) |
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Throwing Muses leader, 50 Foot Wave member and solo artist, US alt. rock pioneer Kristin Hersh chats to Erick Mertz about her time in the music industry and future plans. |
Interview (2014) |
live reviews |
Rough Trade East, London, 25/10/2018 |
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Dastardly leaves home in South East London, late as usual, and risks losing his sanity in rush hour traffic for Kristin Hersh's intimate set at Rough Trade East. |
Storey's Field Centre, Cambridge, 24/6/2018 |
Soho Arts Theatre, London, 11/1/2007 |
Scala, London, 21/11/2005 |
Scala, London, 20/11/2005 |
bandcamp
soundcloud
reviews |
Crooked (2019) |
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As part of her new label relationship with Fire Records, Kristin Hersh reissues her overlooked 2009 album in a simpler revived form |
Learn to Sing Like a Star (2007) |
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