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.
Kristin Hersh Live On Show at OK Hotel 1998 - "Strange Angels"
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published: 23 Oct 2015
Strange Angels Studio Video 3
Studio footage of Kristin. Filmed at Stable Sound Studios by Ryder, video by Ryder.
published: 24 Nov 2020
Strange Angels Studio Video 4
Studio footage, autumn 2020. Video by Ned Gaynor.
published: 02 Feb 2021
Strange Angels Studio Film 2
Second in the series of studio films for Strange Angels. Stable Sound Studio session, September 2020.
published: 23 Nov 2020
Kristin Hersh - Your Ghost (Official Video)
'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
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Subscribe to 4AD here: http://bit.ly/4ADYouTube
#KristinHersh #4AD #4ADRecords
Listen to more Kristin Hersh's songs here http://bit.ly/2v5izwf
published: 01 Jul 2013
Like You
Provided to YouTube by Beggars Group Digital Ltd.
Like You · Kristin Hersh
Strange Angels
℗ 1998 4AD Ltd
Released on: 1998-02-02
Associated Performer: Kristin Hersh
Music Publisher: CMRRA
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Ltd
Music Publisher: HEYDAY MEDIA GROUP, LLC
Music Publisher: Momentum 3 Music
Composer Lyricist: Kristin Hersh
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published: 04 Jan 2020
Kristin Hersh - Hope
From Strange Angels (1998)
published: 06 Aug 2023
Aching for You
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Aching for You · Kristin Hersh
Strange Angels
℗ 1998 4AD Ltd
Released on: 1998-02-02
Associated Performer: Kristin Hersh
Music Publisher: HEYDAY MEDIA GROUP, LLC
Music Publisher: CMRRA
Music Publisher: Yes Dear Music Bmi
Composer Lyricist: Kristin Hersh
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published: 04 Jan 2020
Kristin Hersh - Heaven
Strange Angels
published: 17 Jul 2023
Gazebo Tree
Provided to YouTube by CDBaby
Gazebo Tree · Kristin Hersh
Live at Noe Valley Ministry
℗ 2003 Throwing Music
Released on: 2003-01-01
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Visit the Spud Goodman Show website to download podcast episodes and stay current with news and upcoming events!
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Twitter: @spudgoodman
Website: www.spudgoodman.com
Visit the Spud Goodman Show website to download podcast episodes and stay current with news and upcoming events!
'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
Provided to YouTube by Beggars Group Digital Ltd.
Like You · Kristin Hersh
Strange Angels
℗ 1998 4AD Ltd
Released on: 1998-02-02
Associated Performer: Kri...
Provided to YouTube by Beggars Group Digital Ltd.
Like You · Kristin Hersh
Strange Angels
℗ 1998 4AD Ltd
Released on: 1998-02-02
Associated Performer: Kristin Hersh
Music Publisher: CMRRA
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Ltd
Music Publisher: HEYDAY MEDIA GROUP, LLC
Music Publisher: Momentum 3 Music
Composer Lyricist: Kristin Hersh
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Provided to YouTube by Beggars Group Digital Ltd.
Like You · Kristin Hersh
Strange Angels
℗ 1998 4AD Ltd
Released on: 1998-02-02
Associated Performer: Kristin Hersh
Music Publisher: CMRRA
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Ltd
Music Publisher: HEYDAY MEDIA GROUP, LLC
Music Publisher: Momentum 3 Music
Composer Lyricist: Kristin Hersh
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Provided to YouTube by Beggars Group Digital Ltd.
Aching for You · Kristin Hersh
Strange Angels
℗ 1998 4AD Ltd
Released on: 1998-02-02
Associated Performe...
Provided to YouTube by Beggars Group Digital Ltd.
Aching for You · Kristin Hersh
Strange Angels
℗ 1998 4AD Ltd
Released on: 1998-02-02
Associated Performer: Kristin Hersh
Music Publisher: HEYDAY MEDIA GROUP, LLC
Music Publisher: CMRRA
Music Publisher: Yes Dear Music Bmi
Composer Lyricist: Kristin Hersh
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Provided to YouTube by Beggars Group Digital Ltd.
Aching for You · Kristin Hersh
Strange Angels
℗ 1998 4AD Ltd
Released on: 1998-02-02
Associated Performer: Kristin Hersh
Music Publisher: HEYDAY MEDIA GROUP, LLC
Music Publisher: CMRRA
Music Publisher: Yes Dear Music Bmi
Composer Lyricist: Kristin Hersh
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Provided to YouTube by CDBaby
Gazebo Tree · Kristin Hersh
Live at Noe Valley Ministry
℗ 2003 Throwing Music
Released on: 2003-01-01
Auto-generated by YouTu...
Provided to YouTube by CDBaby
Gazebo Tree · Kristin Hersh
Live at Noe Valley Ministry
℗ 2003 Throwing Music
Released on: 2003-01-01
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by CDBaby
Gazebo Tree · Kristin Hersh
Live at Noe Valley Ministry
℗ 2003 Throwing Music
Released on: 2003-01-01
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheSpudGoodmanShow
Twitter: @spudgoodman
Website: www.spudgoodman.com
Visit the Spud Goodman Show website to download podcast episodes and stay current with news and upcoming events!
'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
Provided to YouTube by Beggars Group Digital Ltd.
Like You · Kristin Hersh
Strange Angels
℗ 1998 4AD Ltd
Released on: 1998-02-02
Associated Performer: Kristin Hersh
Music Publisher: CMRRA
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Ltd
Music Publisher: HEYDAY MEDIA GROUP, LLC
Music Publisher: Momentum 3 Music
Composer Lyricist: Kristin Hersh
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Provided to YouTube by Beggars Group Digital Ltd.
Aching for You · Kristin Hersh
Strange Angels
℗ 1998 4AD Ltd
Released on: 1998-02-02
Associated Performer: Kristin Hersh
Music Publisher: HEYDAY MEDIA GROUP, LLC
Music Publisher: CMRRA
Music Publisher: Yes Dear Music Bmi
Composer Lyricist: Kristin Hersh
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Provided to YouTube by CDBaby
Gazebo Tree · Kristin Hersh
Live at Noe Valley Ministry
℗ 2003 Throwing Music
Released on: 2003-01-01
Auto-generated by YouTube.
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