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40 Years Later: Throwing Muses Debut Gets Landmark Release
26 Oct
Summary
- The self-titled debut album from Throwing Muses is being reissued after 40 years.
- This album was the first full-length by an American band signed by 4AD.
- Kristin Hersh's near-fatal accident inspired the band's raw sound.
Throwing Muses' self-titled debut album is being reissued on December 11, 2026, in honor of its 40th anniversary. This 1986 release marks a significant milestone as the first full-length album by an American band signed to the influential 4AD label. The quartet, including vocalists Kristin Hersh and Tanya Donelly, bassist Leslie Langston, and drummer David Narcizo, were teenagers when the album first came out. Hersh's experience with a severe car accident that left her with a rod in her skull significantly influenced the album's intensely raw and electrifying sound. This reissue commemorates a defining moment in the band's career and the evolution of 4AD's musical direction towards American alternative rock, which later included signings like the Pixies.
