Throwing Muses

Recording without guitarist/vocalist Tanya Donnelly (who split for Belly),the trio pulls it together on their fifth effort, with "Bright Yellow Gun" and "Shimmer" asserting the independent drive and quirky talents of co-founder Kristin Hersh. (Just ignore the self-indulgent baby babble on the title track.)

I have nothing to offer but confusion," sings Throwing Muses' Kristin Hersh on "Bright
Yellow Gun," the blistering opening track of University. It's a lie, of course. While Hersh
may seem at the mercy of a manic imagination, on the Muses' latest record she delivers a
pointed, powerful vision as she probes the thickets of love, identity and place. Beneath
Hersh's sweet, sad vocals, the record is lean and intent. Now pared to a power t... More >