Moonlight Concessions

Description

Produced by Kristin Hersh at Steve Rizzo’s Stable Sound Studio in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, ‘Moonlight Concessions’ is a collection of snippets from everyday life writ large – think Raymond Carver Short Cuts, overheard conversations, recounted happenings and telling one-liners, all sewed together to illustrate the times as they slowly mature, fully peppered with original Muses’ vim and vigour. ‘Drugstore Drastic’ is a kerbside soliloquy caught en route to a more alluring rendezvous. Built on a brisk acoustic strum with a guitar sub-melody underpinning proceedings, it’s an unfolding tale of social awareness from a blurred sub-conscious. ‘Summer of Love’ began as a bet with a guy for a dollar that revolved around the idea that the seasons don’t change us. The album opener, it’s a haunting baroque overture, bowed and brooding.

Tracklisting

Disc 1
1. Summer of Love – Throwing Muses
2. South Coast – Throwing Muses
3. Theremini – Throwing Muses
4. Libretto – Throwing Muses
5. Albatross – Throwing Muses
6. Sally’s Beauty – Throwing Muses
7. Drugstore Drastic – Throwing Muses
8. You’re Clouds – Throwing Muses
9. Moonlight Concessions – Throwing Muses