#4ad — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #4ad, aggregated by home.social.
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4AD to Release Xmal Deutschland’s Complete Peel Sessions on Silver Vinyl for Record Store Day
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Bauhaus, 4AD, 1983 on 4AD
Yes, I did save this one for halloween. This was a compilation EP of the singles versions of “Dark Entries,” “Telegram Sam,” and “Terror Couple Kill Colonel.” Love that back cover photo.
I was today years old when I realized that John Cale wrote “Rosegarden Funeral of Sores,” the opening triplet of which is burned into my adolescent brain so much it still comes up whenever I am tired of dealing with people:
Virgin Mary was tired so tired / Tired of listening to gossip / Gossip and complaints
My copy—via a record fair at Mill No. 5 in Lowell MA—is a UK pressing with a white b-side label, pressed by Damont. I don’t believe this was ever issued in the US.
#1980s #1983 #4AD #Bauhaus #DanielAsh #DavidJay #Goth #JohnCale #KevinHaskins #LowellMA #MillNo5 #PeterMurphy #UK #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds
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Self-Titled Summer | Throwing Muses (1986, US)
Our next spotlight on a Fedi-recommended self-titled album is on number 771 on The List, submitted by puffer. This alt rock/post-punk group originated in Rhode Island as a high school band formed by sisters Kristin Hersh and Tanya Donelly. Fast forward a few years and line-up changes later, Throwing Muses became the first American band signed to British label 4AD, signed on the strength of their 1985 demo tape. The album we look at here is their (technically untitled) brilliant debut studio album. Following this album, Throwing Muses would become quite intertwined with (and, in a way, partially responsible for) the Pixies, though I'm sure you know a Pixies fan or two who doesn't know them. Continuing as a trio sans Donelly since 1992, the band has kept releasing albums and touring in-between Hersch's solo work. Earlier this year, Throwing Muses released their 11th studio album, Moonlight Concessions, and have an Australia/New Zealand tour coming up in December.
Want to read more? See the full spotlight on the Fediverse at @1001otheralbums.com or on the blog (now in full-screen width! 🤓): https://1001otheralbums.com/2025/09/21/self-titled-summer-throwing-muses-1986-us/Want to skip straight to the music? Here's an Internet Archive link: https://archive.org/details/0577_throwing_muses_throwing_muses_1986__mlib
Happy listening!
#ThrowingMuses #KristinHersh #TanyaDonelly #AltRock #PostPunk #4AD #1980s #selftitled #music #1001OtherAlbums
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Self-Titled Summer | Throwing Muses (1986, US)
Our next Self-Titled Summer spotlight is on number 771 on The List, submitted by @puffer. Here’s a quick rundown:
- Point of origin(s): This group originated in 1981 as a Rhode Island high school band called “Kristin Hersh and the Muses”, with said Kristin Hersh and her half-sister Tanya Donelly both on vocals and guitars, plus bassist Elaine Adamedes and drummer Becca Blumen. David Narcizo then took over the drum kit (sans cymbals) when Blumen left, and, in 1984, the group self-released their debut EP under the name Throwing Muses. Adamedes then left and Leslie Langston joined. In 1985, the Muses released an untitled demo that led to them being the first American band signed to British label 4AD. Their (technically not self-titled but untitled) debut LP is the album we look at here, which features reworkings of 6 of the 10 demo tracks (and was produced by Gil Norton, who would later produce 3 of the 5 good [i.e., Kim Deal] Pixies albums, and at least a handful of other albums you probably know). All songs were written by Hersh except for “Green”, which was written by Donelly.
- Tasting notes: Raw alt rock/post-punk, moments of Jello Biafra-/”Rock Lobster”-ish vocals, no-holds-barred debut
- Standout track: “Call Me”, “Green”, “Hate My Way”, “Vicky’s Box”
- Where are they now?: After 2 more EPs and 2 more studio albums, the Muses lineup started to change. First Langston left in 1990 and was replaced by Fred Abong, and then, after the release of their 4th studio album in 1991, Donelly and Abong left (Donelly had co-formed The Breeders with Kim Deal in 1989, and then left both bands at this time to start Belly, who Abong joined). Bernard Georges stepped in on bass, and the group continued as a trio for a few years/albums until 1997, when Hersh went to further pursue her solo work (her debut Hips and Makers, was released in 1994 between Muses albums). The group reformed around 2002 and have since put out another handful of albums. Their 11th studio album, Moonlight Concessions, was released just this March, and they have an Australia/New Zealand tour for it coming up in December.
- Side note/Spoilers (seeing as we haven’t yet got to this band that’s also on The List): Throwing Muses is partially responsible for the Pixies, as Pixies were first noticed by Gary Smith – producer of Throwing Muses’ demo and later House Tornado (1988) and Hunkpapa (1989) – while playing as the opener for a Muses show (in 1986?). Smith produced the Pixies’ demo (recorded in 1987), and they were then also signed to 4AD because of the Muses connection. Smith then also produced Pixies’ debut, Come On Pilgrim (1987), and the band was the opener for the Muses’ (1988?) tour of House Tornado. The more you know…
- Websites: Bandcamp, Kristin Hersch’s website, Wikipedia
Happy listening!
- There doesn’t seem to be a legit link to this album for some reason, so:
- Discogs: Throwing Muses – Throwing Muses
#1980s #4AD #altRock #KristinHersh #ListenToThis #music #musicDiscovery #postPunk #TanyaDonelly #ThrowingMuses
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I've loved #ARKane since the 80s. They are important for so many reasons, and overlooked or unknown for mostly the same reasons. They were signed to #4AD - two black guys making indie music that experiments with noise and diffusion more creatively and earlier than most of the other better known bands from that scene. This retrospective release features tracks from the Up Home! e.p. from 1988 with alternate recordings. Highly recommended https://arkaneband.bandcamp.com/album/up-home-collected
