Hips and Makers

by Kristin Hersh

Hips and Makers cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 24 January 1994
  • Label: 4AD
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 50:28
  • Community rating: 3.83/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The solo debut from the Throwing Muses frontwoman is a starkly intimate, predominantly acoustic affair that strips away her band's jagged alternative rock sound. The sparse arrangements heavily emphasize Hersh's raw, distinctive vocal delivery and her deeply personal, often harrowing songwriting.

Genres

Descriptors: Acoustic, acoustic, confessional, unadorned, minimal, folk, female-vocals

Tracklist

  1. Your Ghost (3:16)
  2. Beestung (3:08)
  3. Teeth (4:10)
  4. Sundrops (4:02)
  5. Sparky (1:29)
  6. Houdini Blues (4:26)
  7. A Loon (4:18)
  8. Velvet Days (3:52)
  9. Close Your Eyes (5:27)
  10. Me and My Charms (4:16)
  11. Tuesday Night (3:03)
  12. The Letter (2:47)
  13. Lurch (0:36)
  14. The Cuckoo (2:12)
  15. Hips and Makers (3:19)

Credits

  • Shinro Ohtake - artwork
  • Jane Scarpantoni - cello
  • Michael Stipe - vocals
  • William James Hersh - written-by
  • Traditional - written-by

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