Kristin Hersh

Luminous, alluring and slightly menacing, the songs on Kristin Hersh's solo debut sometimes
resemble real-life things that make you want to touch them against your better judgment:
the plush coat of the polar bear at the zoo or coals glowing orange from the inside. Hips
and Makers – beautifully produced by Lenny Kaye – is all about texture but never about
excess; its spare, spindly melodies are driven by Hersh's nimble acoustic guitar... More >