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Clear Pond Road

by Kristin Hersh

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eannsinc been living with this record since release day, and it has really got to me: been a fan since the 1980s but his one feels different, more personal. Then I watched spellbound in Glasgow last night as Kristin and cello player Pete Harvey brought these songs alive in front of me. I think I forgot to breathe in some parts. Clear Pond Road is a stunning achievement.
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ottoheydorn Die LP ist intensiv - beim Hören, beim Auspacken und das T-Shirt beim Anziehen (leider entspricht hier L = XL). Die Downloads, die hier dabei sind, lassen das Herz höher schlagen - meine Frau fragte, ob das die LP sei, der Frequenzumfang ist so weit. Als ich ihr sagte, es sei eine mp3, meinte sie: das ist aber gut abgemischt!
Richtig. Auch das trägt zur Intensitvität bei. Ach, die Platte kann man gar nicht rezensieren. Favorite track: St. Valentines Day Massacre.
ashtxo
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ashtxo haunting longing relentless strumming at my emotions, not giving in, Kristin's voice soothing my shattered nerves like she s watching my every move. Favorite track: Tunnels.
(scott)
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(scott) not sure yet - it's personal and dark and enigmatic and brilliant. we need more of this. Favorite track: Constance Street.
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The mellotron and cello weave through this vivid, intimate record, full of life and lush soundscapes. It's so beautiful. Favorite track: Bewitched Reruns.
Ryan Wade
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Ryan Wade I heard sound turn to Sartre so maybe my word's no good here, but what glorious devastating beauty weaves all through this. Conjurations and transformations throughout. Hanging on her every word... Favorite track: Eyeshine.
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Ms Haha 03:33
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Dandelion 03:37
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Eyeshine 05:05
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Palmetto 03:10
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Tunnels 03:49

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*Pre-Order ships September 8th 2023*

Kristin Hersh’s new album is a cinematic road trip; a series of personal vignettes from a fiercely independent auteur, sitting plush with layers of all-consuming strings and mellotron. It’s a watershed moment in a career overflowing with creative firsts and inspirational thinking; an elegant piece of personal reportage, a home movie caught in time.

Previously, the juxtaposition of light and dark has been essential to the drama of Throwing Muses and 50FOOTWAVE, but this solo set is something of a departure; more inward looking, quieter but outspoken, underpinned by background noise for ambience and awkwardness.

“Passion sounds less angry, more grateful, I think,” Kristin muses, “sweeter, sadder. And somehow, no less alive… over car engines and rain in New England and whistling ducks and wind chimes in New Orleans, it all sounds wistful to me.”

‘Clear Pond Road’ is a life-affirming statement, a further part of the jigsaw, a very personal memoir, from street signs to snapshots; a late blossoming and coming-of-age from a true icon of independence. The record is both intimate yet expansive, written largely within the confines of Hersh’s home, making the proceedings ever more personal.

“Few artists understand the intensity of living one’s art like Hersh” The Guardian

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released September 8, 2023

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