| Hersh, Kristin / Crooked |
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| Album: | Crooked | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Hersh, Kristin | Added: | Sep 2019 | |
| Label: | Fire Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2019-10-07 | Pull Date: | 2019-12-09 |
| Week Ending: | Dec 8 | Nov 24 | Nov 10 | Nov 3 | Oct 27 | Oct 20 | Oct 13 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 10, 2021: | Old fart at play (rebroadcast from Oct 10, 2019) Glass | 4. | Nov 22, 2019: | Emergency Crew Rubidoux | |
| 2. | Aug 12, 2021: | Magnetized Toner (rebroadcast from Oct 15, 2019) Crooked | 5. | Nov 05, 2019: | Attitude Adjustment Glass | |
| 3. | Dec 07, 2019: | Music Casserole Fortune | 6. | Oct 30, 2019: | Brownian Motion Moan |
| Album Review |
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| HYPRK Reviewed 2019-09-18 | ||
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Ten-year anniversary re-release of singer-songwriter Kristin Hersh’s ninth studio album “Crooked.” Hersh was a founding member of the massively-influential alternative rock band Throwing Muses (which became the first American band to be signed to 4AD in 1985) and the more electric-leaning power trio 50 Foot Wave. Known for her highly-creative folk and stream-of-consciousness inspired songwriting, Hersh also exercises complete autonomy in this album, handling the wide gamut of instrumentation herself. Pretty intriguing stuff—intricate arrangements, a sparse almost unsettling atmosphere, and often-puzzling lyrics illuminated by her characteristic age-worn voice. RIYL: Throwing Muses, 50 Foot Wave, The Breeders, Tanya Donelly, Liz Phair FCC on 4. Try 3, 8, 5, 7 (1.) (4:57) Slow-building and airy with slowly crooned, almost whispered vocals. Picks up halfway with snarling grungy guitar solos (2.) (3:07) Upbeat but desperate atmosphere with forcefully strummed acoustic guitar and belted lyrics (*3.) (3:31) Lush flute intro transitions into an amazing, fiery rocker with great interplay between electric and acoustic guitar. Ends gently, just like it started (4.) (3:36) (FCC: fucking) Classic grainy 90’s alt rock flavor (*5.) (4:17) Slow-building and swaying with standout emotional vocals (6.) (4:16) Rustic with plenty of fret sliding. Dense, layered vocals punctuated by squeals of guitar (*7.) (3:10) Churning percussion. Imminent and captivating with bold layered vocals and broad minimalist guitar solos peppered with static (*8.) (5:29) Bouncy bassline with gruff commanding vocals. Great suspenseful production ending in a wash of noise that slowly fades (9.) (4:02) Solemn, midtempo desert ballad (10.) (3:41) Shimmering tambourine, scorching fuzzed-out guitars, stretched out vocal melodies | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Moan | 6. | Coals | |||
| 2. | Sand | 7. | Crooked | |||
| 3. | Glass | 8. | Krait | |||
| 4. | Mississippi Kite | 9. | Flooding | |||
| 5. | Fortune | 10. | Rubidoux |