Throwing Muses / Purgatory/Paradise
| Album: | Purgatory/Paradise | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Throwing Muses | Added: | Dec 2013 | |
| Label: | Harper Collins/It Books | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2013-12-12 | Pull Date: | 2014-02-21 |
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| Week Ending: | Feb 23 | Feb 16 | Feb 2 | Jan 26 | Jan 19 | Dec 22 | Dec 15 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Aug 24, 2021: | Virtually Happy-Wake/Sleep
Sleepwalking 1 |
4. | Feb 17, 2014: | Meow
Lazy Eye |
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| 2. | Jul 04, 2016: | Life Aquatic
Blurry 1 |
5. | Feb 17, 2014: | Meow
Sleepwalking 2 |
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| 3. | Feb 18, 2014: | Meow
Glass Cats |
6. | Feb 15, 2014: | BravoMarco Variety Show
Blurry 1 |
Album Review
BravoMarco
Reviewed 2013-12-10
Reviewed 2013-12-10
Throwing Muses
Purgatory/Paradise
Reviewed by BravoMarco
9th December 2013
Throwing Muses latest release after ten long years away from us. This band has always been the real deal in an industry with many many pretenders. Whether working on individual projects or back amongst us as a collective they never disappoint. This release has all the quality you would expect with the extensive track listings giving us even more pleasure. The truly unique singer/songwriting talents of Kristin Hersh always brighten up the day, even if the tone sometimes isn’t the happiest. This band has always been too good to be pigeon holed into categories. Listen & Enjoy – Some exceptional - All good. No detectable FCC’s
1. Smoky Hands 1 (1.09) Nice intro- slow tempo.
2. Morning Birds 1 (3.27) Drone like mild assault then becoming mellow.
3. Sleepwalking 2 (1.05) Floating away in happiness.
4. Sunray Venus (3.35) All the textures here-Chart time, surely.
5. Cherry Candy 1 (1.05) Almost ‘Cramps’ like, without the grind.
6. Film (1.48) Standard fare, mid tempo.
7. Opiates (3.54) Slowing it down, nice instrumental feel for last minute.
8. Cherry Candy 2 (0.55) Too short.
9. Freesia (2.42) Angst ridden mellow joy.
10. Curtains (1.07) Guitars toying with us here. Atmospheric.
11. Triangle Quanitico (1.15) Happier…Folkier.
12. Morning Birds 2 (2.00) Milder ballad.
13. Lazy Eye (3.20) Smoldering & gutsy.
14. Blurry 1 (2.25) Intricate & calming. Rousing short finale.
15. Folding Fire 2 (0.35) Soothing instrumental.
16. Slippershell (4.47) Everything you expect. Top drawer.
17. Bluff (1.02) Float away with this one.
18. Blurry 2 (1.32) Short & sweet.
19. Terra Nova (2.37) Lullaby-ish.
20. Walking Talking (1.02) Moody. Finishes just as it gets going.
21. Mian (4.26) Driving force. Can’t go wrong even when the pace drops.
22. Curtains 2 (0.44) Echo-y, transey.
23. Holding Fire 1 (2.21) The guitars…
24. Static (2.40) Uplifting.
25. Clark’s Nutcracker (2.44) Eastern feel at first. Mild foot tapper.
26. Dripping Trees (1.49) Trippy moods.
27. Sleepwalking 1 (2.24) Faster paced.
28. Smoky Hands 2 (0.28) Instrumental – Soundtrack like quality.
29. Speedbath (2.08) Raw.
30. Quick (2.34) Folkish thumper.
31. Dripping Trees 2 (1.25) Dreamy.
32. Glass Cats (2.23) Slow ecstasy. Last 20 seconds fade.
Purgatory/Paradise
Reviewed by BravoMarco
9th December 2013
Throwing Muses latest release after ten long years away from us. This band has always been the real deal in an industry with many many pretenders. Whether working on individual projects or back amongst us as a collective they never disappoint. This release has all the quality you would expect with the extensive track listings giving us even more pleasure. The truly unique singer/songwriting talents of Kristin Hersh always brighten up the day, even if the tone sometimes isn’t the happiest. This band has always been too good to be pigeon holed into categories. Listen & Enjoy – Some exceptional - All good. No detectable FCC’s
1. Smoky Hands 1 (1.09) Nice intro- slow tempo.
2. Morning Birds 1 (3.27) Drone like mild assault then becoming mellow.
3. Sleepwalking 2 (1.05) Floating away in happiness.
4. Sunray Venus (3.35) All the textures here-Chart time, surely.
5. Cherry Candy 1 (1.05) Almost ‘Cramps’ like, without the grind.
6. Film (1.48) Standard fare, mid tempo.
7. Opiates (3.54) Slowing it down, nice instrumental feel for last minute.
8. Cherry Candy 2 (0.55) Too short.
9. Freesia (2.42) Angst ridden mellow joy.
10. Curtains (1.07) Guitars toying with us here. Atmospheric.
11. Triangle Quanitico (1.15) Happier…Folkier.
12. Morning Birds 2 (2.00) Milder ballad.
13. Lazy Eye (3.20) Smoldering & gutsy.
14. Blurry 1 (2.25) Intricate & calming. Rousing short finale.
15. Folding Fire 2 (0.35) Soothing instrumental.
16. Slippershell (4.47) Everything you expect. Top drawer.
17. Bluff (1.02) Float away with this one.
18. Blurry 2 (1.32) Short & sweet.
19. Terra Nova (2.37) Lullaby-ish.
20. Walking Talking (1.02) Moody. Finishes just as it gets going.
21. Mian (4.26) Driving force. Can’t go wrong even when the pace drops.
22. Curtains 2 (0.44) Echo-y, transey.
23. Holding Fire 1 (2.21) The guitars…
24. Static (2.40) Uplifting.
25. Clark’s Nutcracker (2.44) Eastern feel at first. Mild foot tapper.
26. Dripping Trees (1.49) Trippy moods.
27. Sleepwalking 1 (2.24) Faster paced.
28. Smoky Hands 2 (0.28) Instrumental – Soundtrack like quality.
29. Speedbath (2.08) Raw.
30. Quick (2.34) Folkish thumper.
31. Dripping Trees 2 (1.25) Dreamy.
32. Glass Cats (2.23) Slow ecstasy. Last 20 seconds fade.
Track Listing
| 1. | Smoky Hands 1 | 17. | Bluff | |||
| 2. | Morning Birds 1 | 18. | Blurry 2 | |||
| 3. | Sleepwalking 2 | 19. | Terra Nova | |||
| 4. | Sunray Venus | 20. | Walking Talking | |||
| 5. | Cherry Candy 1 | 21. | Milan | |||
| 6. | Film | 22. | Curtains 2 | |||
| 7. | Opiates | 23. | Folding Fire 1 | |||
| 8. | Cherry Candy 2 | 24. | Static | |||
| 9. | Freesia | 25. | Clark's Nutcracker | |||
| 10. | Curtains 1 | 26. | Dripping Trees | |||
| 11. | Triangle Quanitico | 27. | Sleepwalking 1 | |||
| 12. | Morning Birds 2 | 28. | Smoky Hands 2 | |||
| 13. | Lazy Eye | 29. | Speedbath | |||
| 14. | Blurry 1 | 30. | Quick | |||
| 15. | Folding Fire 2 | 31. | Dripping Trees 2 | |||
| 16. | Slippershell | 32. | Glass Cats |