Kristin Hersh (born August 7, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter and author.
Early life
Born in Atlanta as Martha Kristin Hersh, she was raised in Newport, Rhode Island. She learned guitar at age nine from her father, and started writing songs soon after.
Musical career
Throwing Muses and early solo work
While in high school, Hersh formed Throwing Muses in 1983 with stepsister Tanya Donelly and friends including Elaine Adamedes, Becca Blumen, Leslie Langston and David Narcizo. Hersh sang and wrote most of Throwing Muses' songs in changing tempos, with Donelly composing and singing some of the songs as well.
Throwing Muses, then based in Boston, Massachusetts, was the first American group to be signed by the British 4AD Records label in 1986, releasing the EP, Chains Changed. In the next few years, the EP The Fat Skier and the album House Tornado were released and the band opened for The Pixies during their first UK tour. The 4AD biography of the band describes their sound as "...joining the dots between elliptical post-punk, harmonious folk jangle and rockabilly thunder without ever settling into standard genre patterns."
Strange Angels is Kristin Hersh's second studio album, produced by Kristin Hersh and co-produced by Joe Henry (except for "Like You" which was co-produced by Steve Rizzo). The album peaked at #64 on the Official UK Albums Chart. It also peaked at #40 on the US's Billboard Heatseekers Album Chart.
Grant, an industrial photographer between jobs, shares an apartment with his art therapist girlfriend Johnna. Directionless and unable to garner any sort of initiative or ambition, Grant is in the midst of an identity crisis and has done nothing for months, paying the rent from his savings while Johnna pays the other bills with her salary.
Perhaps intentionally, Johnna leaves a patient's artwork for Grant to find. He finds the images in the drawings powerful, compelling, transcendent and immediately determines he must meet the artist. Johnna indignantly refuses to cooperate, claiming therapist-patient confidentiality.
Immediately resorting to subterfuge, Grant discovers Robin, 28, the creator of the artwork and a schizophrenic, recently released from the hospital to a halfway house and attending Johnna's weekly therapy sessions. To Johnna's mounting fury and dismay, Grant cultivates a friendship with Robin, and she finally leaves when Robin moves into the apartment with Grant.
'Your Ghost' was Kristin Hersh's debut solo single, taken from 'Hips and Makers' her 1994 solo album. Michael Stipe also features.
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published: 01 Jul 2013
Kristin Hersh - Millennium Stage (May 23, 2024)
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Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Over the last three decades, Kristin Hersh’s prolific career has seen her heralded queen of the alternative release. She returns with a new solo record Clear Pond Road released in September 2023. The album is a cinematic road trip; it’s a series of personal vignettes from a fiercely independent auteur, plush with layers of atonal, edgy-dreamy strings and mellotron.
published: 24 May 2024
Kristin Hersh - A Loon (Official Video)
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'A Loon' comes from the 'Strings' EP of 1994, and also featured on 4AD's Mail Order only video collection which came out in 2001. The original 'A Loon' was on Kristin's 'Hips and Makers' album - this is a rework with strings.
Purchase 'Strings' from 4AD here: http://4ad.com/releases/140
4AD on the web:
http://4ad.com/
https://www.facebook.com/fourad/
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#KristinHersh #4AD #4ADRecords
Listen to more Kristin Hersh's songs here http://bit.ly/2v5izwf
published: 15 Aug 2013
The Life and Tragic Ending of Kristin Hersh
The Life and Tragic Ending of Kristin Hersh
Kristin Hersh was born Martha Kristin Hersh on August 7, 1966, in Atlanta, Georgia, and moved to Newport, Rhode Island when she was six years old. Her father was a professor at Salve Regina University in Newport and her mother a special educational needs teacher.
#KristinHersh
published: 17 Feb 2021
Kristin Hersh - Like You (live @Jools Holland)
Kristin Hersh performing 'Like You' live @Jools Holland in 1997 or '98 (i don't remember exactly). Taken from an old VHS tape.
published: 06 Aug 2015
Kristin Hersh - Your Ghost [2-13-94]
[Stereo feed] Solo acoustic number from the main writer for the group Throwing Muses. Shown on cable television in the US.
published: 23 Feb 2015
Kristin Hersh - Sundrops (live, 2-94)
flawless tv performance
published: 06 Sep 2007
Kristin Hersh - Echo (Official Video)
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The first single from 1999's Sky Motel album. Purchase Sky Motel from 4AD here: http://4ad.com/releases/247
4AD on the web:
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Listen to more Kristin Hersh's songs here http://bit.ly/2v5izwf
published: 28 Jan 2013
KRISTIN HERSH | Robert Smith's Meltdown
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published: 27 Jun 2018
Your Dirty Answer
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Your Dirty Answer · Kristin Hersh
Sunny Border Blue
℗ 2001 4AD Ltd
Released on: 2001-03-12
Associated Performer: Kristin Hersh
Engineer: Steve Rizzo
Music Publisher: CMRRA
Music Publisher: HEYDAY MEDIA GROUP, LLC
Music Publisher: Yes Dear Music Bmi
Composer Lyricist: Kristin Hersh
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'Your Ghost' was Kristin Hersh's debut solo single, taken from 'Hips and Makers' her 1994 solo album. Michael Stipe also features.
Purchase the album from 4AD h...
'Your Ghost' was Kristin Hersh's debut solo single, taken from 'Hips and Makers' her 1994 solo album. Michael Stipe also features.
Purchase the album from 4AD here: http://4ad.com/releases/137
4AD on the web:
http://4ad.com/
https://www.facebook.com/fourad/
https://twitter.com/4ad_official
Subscribe to 4AD here: http://bit.ly/4ADYouTube
#KristinHersh #4AD #4ADRecords
Listen to more Kristin Hersh's songs here http://bit.ly/2v5izwf
'Your Ghost' was Kristin Hersh's debut solo single, taken from 'Hips and Makers' her 1994 solo album. Michael Stipe also features.
Purchase the album from 4AD here: http://4ad.com/releases/137
4AD on the web:
http://4ad.com/
https://www.facebook.com/fourad/
https://twitter.com/4ad_official
Subscribe to 4AD here: http://bit.ly/4ADYouTube
#KristinHersh #4AD #4ADRecords
Listen to more Kristin Hersh's songs here http://bit.ly/2v5izwf
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Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Over the last three decades, Kristin Hersh’s prolific career has seen ...
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Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Over the last three decades, Kristin Hersh’s prolific career has seen her heralded queen of the alternative release. She returns with a new solo record Clear Pond Road released in September 2023. The album is a cinematic road trip; it’s a series of personal vignettes from a fiercely independent auteur, plush with layers of atonal, edgy-dreamy strings and mellotron.
Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb
Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Over the last three decades, Kristin Hersh’s prolific career has seen her heralded queen of the alternative release. She returns with a new solo record Clear Pond Road released in September 2023. The album is a cinematic road trip; it’s a series of personal vignettes from a fiercely independent auteur, plush with layers of atonal, edgy-dreamy strings and mellotron.
Subscribe to 4AD here: http://bit.ly/4ADYouTube
'A Loon' comes from the 'Strings' EP of 1994, and also featured on 4AD's Mail Order only video collection which...
Subscribe to 4AD here: http://bit.ly/4ADYouTube
'A Loon' comes from the 'Strings' EP of 1994, and also featured on 4AD's Mail Order only video collection which came out in 2001. The original 'A Loon' was on Kristin's 'Hips and Makers' album - this is a rework with strings.
Purchase 'Strings' from 4AD here: http://4ad.com/releases/140
4AD on the web:
http://4ad.com/
https://www.facebook.com/fourad/
https://twitter.com/4ad_official
#KristinHersh #4AD #4ADRecords
Listen to more Kristin Hersh's songs here http://bit.ly/2v5izwf
Subscribe to 4AD here: http://bit.ly/4ADYouTube
'A Loon' comes from the 'Strings' EP of 1994, and also featured on 4AD's Mail Order only video collection which came out in 2001. The original 'A Loon' was on Kristin's 'Hips and Makers' album - this is a rework with strings.
Purchase 'Strings' from 4AD here: http://4ad.com/releases/140
4AD on the web:
http://4ad.com/
https://www.facebook.com/fourad/
https://twitter.com/4ad_official
#KristinHersh #4AD #4ADRecords
Listen to more Kristin Hersh's songs here http://bit.ly/2v5izwf
The Life and Tragic Ending of Kristin Hersh
Kristin Hersh was born Martha Kristin Hersh on August 7, 1966, in Atlanta, Georgia, and moved to Newport, Rhode Isla...
The Life and Tragic Ending of Kristin Hersh
Kristin Hersh was born Martha Kristin Hersh on August 7, 1966, in Atlanta, Georgia, and moved to Newport, Rhode Island when she was six years old. Her father was a professor at Salve Regina University in Newport and her mother a special educational needs teacher.
#KristinHersh
The Life and Tragic Ending of Kristin Hersh
Kristin Hersh was born Martha Kristin Hersh on August 7, 1966, in Atlanta, Georgia, and moved to Newport, Rhode Island when she was six years old. Her father was a professor at Salve Regina University in Newport and her mother a special educational needs teacher.
#KristinHersh
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The first single from 1999's Sky Motel album. Purchase Sky Motel from 4AD here: http://4ad.com/releases/247
4A...
Subscribe to 4AD here: http://bit.ly/4ADYouTube
The first single from 1999's Sky Motel album. Purchase Sky Motel from 4AD here: http://4ad.com/releases/247
4AD on the web:
http://4ad.com/
https://www.facebook.com/fourad/
https://twitter.com/4ad_official
#KristinHersh #4AD #4ADRecords
Listen to more Kristin Hersh's songs here http://bit.ly/2v5izwf
Subscribe to 4AD here: http://bit.ly/4ADYouTube
The first single from 1999's Sky Motel album. Purchase Sky Motel from 4AD here: http://4ad.com/releases/247
4AD on the web:
http://4ad.com/
https://www.facebook.com/fourad/
https://twitter.com/4ad_official
#KristinHersh #4AD #4ADRecords
Listen to more Kristin Hersh's songs here http://bit.ly/2v5izwf
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Provided to YouTube by Beggars Group Digital Ltd.
Your Dirty Answer · Kristin Hersh
Sunny Border Blue
℗ 2001 4AD Ltd
Released on: 2001-03-12
Associated Pe...
Provided to YouTube by Beggars Group Digital Ltd.
Your Dirty Answer · Kristin Hersh
Sunny Border Blue
℗ 2001 4AD Ltd
Released on: 2001-03-12
Associated Performer: Kristin Hersh
Engineer: Steve Rizzo
Music Publisher: CMRRA
Music Publisher: HEYDAY MEDIA GROUP, LLC
Music Publisher: Yes Dear Music Bmi
Composer Lyricist: Kristin Hersh
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Provided to YouTube by Beggars Group Digital Ltd.
Your Dirty Answer · Kristin Hersh
Sunny Border Blue
℗ 2001 4AD Ltd
Released on: 2001-03-12
Associated Performer: Kristin Hersh
Engineer: Steve Rizzo
Music Publisher: CMRRA
Music Publisher: HEYDAY MEDIA GROUP, LLC
Music Publisher: Yes Dear Music Bmi
Composer Lyricist: Kristin Hersh
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'Your Ghost' was Kristin Hersh's debut solo single, taken from 'Hips and Makers' her 1994 solo album. Michael Stipe also features.
Purchase the album from 4AD here: http://4ad.com/releases/137
4AD on the web:
http://4ad.com/
https://www.facebook.com/fourad/
https://twitter.com/4ad_official
Subscribe to 4AD here: http://bit.ly/4ADYouTube
#KristinHersh #4AD #4ADRecords
Listen to more Kristin Hersh's songs here http://bit.ly/2v5izwf
Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb
Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Over the last three decades, Kristin Hersh’s prolific career has seen her heralded queen of the alternative release. She returns with a new solo record Clear Pond Road released in September 2023. The album is a cinematic road trip; it’s a series of personal vignettes from a fiercely independent auteur, plush with layers of atonal, edgy-dreamy strings and mellotron.
Subscribe to 4AD here: http://bit.ly/4ADYouTube
'A Loon' comes from the 'Strings' EP of 1994, and also featured on 4AD's Mail Order only video collection which came out in 2001. The original 'A Loon' was on Kristin's 'Hips and Makers' album - this is a rework with strings.
Purchase 'Strings' from 4AD here: http://4ad.com/releases/140
4AD on the web:
http://4ad.com/
https://www.facebook.com/fourad/
https://twitter.com/4ad_official
#KristinHersh #4AD #4ADRecords
Listen to more Kristin Hersh's songs here http://bit.ly/2v5izwf
The Life and Tragic Ending of Kristin Hersh
Kristin Hersh was born Martha Kristin Hersh on August 7, 1966, in Atlanta, Georgia, and moved to Newport, Rhode Island when she was six years old. Her father was a professor at Salve Regina University in Newport and her mother a special educational needs teacher.
#KristinHersh
Subscribe to 4AD here: http://bit.ly/4ADYouTube
The first single from 1999's Sky Motel album. Purchase Sky Motel from 4AD here: http://4ad.com/releases/247
4AD on the web:
http://4ad.com/
https://www.facebook.com/fourad/
https://twitter.com/4ad_official
#KristinHersh #4AD #4ADRecords
Listen to more Kristin Hersh's songs here http://bit.ly/2v5izwf
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Provided to YouTube by Beggars Group Digital Ltd.
Your Dirty Answer · Kristin Hersh
Sunny Border Blue
℗ 2001 4AD Ltd
Released on: 2001-03-12
Associated Performer: Kristin Hersh
Engineer: Steve Rizzo
Music Publisher: CMRRA
Music Publisher: HEYDAY MEDIA GROUP, LLC
Music Publisher: Yes Dear Music Bmi
Composer Lyricist: Kristin Hersh
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Kristin Hersh (born August 7, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter and author.
Early life
Born in Atlanta as Martha Kristin Hersh, she was raised in Newport, Rhode Island. She learned guitar at age nine from her father, and started writing songs soon after.
Musical career
Throwing Muses and early solo work
While in high school, Hersh formed Throwing Muses in 1983 with stepsister Tanya Donelly and friends including Elaine Adamedes, Becca Blumen, Leslie Langston and David Narcizo. Hersh sang and wrote most of Throwing Muses' songs in changing tempos, with Donelly composing and singing some of the songs as well.
Throwing Muses, then based in Boston, Massachusetts, was the first American group to be signed by the British 4AD Records label in 1986, releasing the EP, Chains Changed. In the next few years, the EP The Fat Skier and the album House Tornado were released and the band opened for The Pixies during their first UK tour. The 4AD biography of the band describes their sound as "...joining the dots between elliptical post-punk, harmonious folk jangle and rockabilly thunder without ever settling into standard genre patterns."
Strange angels, why do you treat me so mean You strange angels, now why do you treat me so mean You're the meanest little girl, that I most ever seen You left me this morning and didn't even say goodbye Yes, you left me this morning and didn't even say goodbye I wanna love you baby, but I don't know the reason why Ah, when I said goodbye baby, I didn't mean for you to go When I said goodbye baby, I didn't mean for you to go