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Kristin Hersh
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (July 20, 1999)
  • Original Release Date: July 20, 1999
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: 4ad / Ada
  • ASIN: B00000JCBL
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #175,702 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Echo
2. White Trash Moon
3. Fog
4. Costa Rica
5. Cleaner Light
6. San Francisco
7. Cathedral Heat
8. Husk
9. Caffeine
10. Spring
11. Clay Feet
12. Faith
13. [Hidden Track]

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Kristin Hersh has been in a constant state of artistic evolution ever since the now-defunct Throwing Muses emerged in 1984. As a solo artist, she has displayed a uniquely unorthodox perspective by incorporating observations about parenthood, adult relationships, madness, and manifestations of life on the fringe. With Sky Motel, Hersh combines the introspective nature of her past solo work with the rocking insurgency of the Throwing Muses. Accompanied by Muses drummer David Narcizo, Robert Rust on keyboards, and guitarist Tom Gorman, she explores themes of faith, emotional ambivalence, and life in L.A. with poetic insight. The music here is powerful and Hersh's vocal stylings are both tough and emotionally vulnerable. Once again, Kristin Hersh reveals herself as a multifaceted songwriter with plenty to say. --Mitch Myers


Product Description

1999 solo album by the former leader of Throwing Muses. 12 tracks, including the single 'Echo'.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars no vacancy, March 26, 2000
By Susan (Washington D.C.) - See all my reviews
It's a sad truth that Throwing Muses will probably never really reunite, and listening to "Sky Motel" serves to remind us of the majesty, creativity, and absolutely phantasmagoric mood of Kristin Hersh when she's standing in front of a band. Although "Sky Motel" sounds more like a Throwing Muses album than a Kristin Hersh album, it still has that undeniable quirkiness and eerie spook that is present in every chord Kristin plays, and every phrase she utters. "Sky Motel" experiments with different sounds, including the lounge-y "Echo," and even sports an actual radio-ready pop song in "A Cleaner Light." But more impressive are the grinding melodies of "Cathedral Heat," the nothing-short-of-brilliant lyrical play of "Costa Rica," and the kind of love song that only Kristin Hersh could write, "Spring." Kristin obviously misses her Muses, and it's no wonder: she is powerful and masterful when accompanied by a band, as "Sky Motel" gracefully proves. But she is more than capable of carrying the torch on her own, even when playing with a fuller sound than we hear on "Hips and Makers" or "Strange Angels," let alone the stripped-down "Murder, Misery, and Then Goodnight." Throwing Muses was always Kristin's vehicle, of course, and her solo work is only another side of a brilliantly tossed coin. "Sky Motel" is a daring combination of the best of her accoustic work and the most catchy of her Throwing Muses days. "Nothing like chrome when it shines." Indeed!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The hayseed with the song in his heart..., June 2, 2003
Amazon made a mistake with the track listings - this is what they really are:

1. Echo
2. White Trash Moon
3. Fog
4. Costa Rica
5. A Cleaner Light
6. San Francisco
7. Cathedral Heat
8. Husk
9. Caffeine
10. Spring
11. Clay Feet
12. Faith

It's a really good album, not Kristin's best offering, but still 99% better than most of the junk on the radio. Some of Kristin's most rock-style songs are here featuring her usual brand of witty poetic lyrics, that beautifully raspy voice and some sonic experimentation - notice the chirping crickets which both open and close the album. If you're a first time Kristin listener I'd recommend "Sunny Border Blue" or "Strange Angels" first, and later checking out this album and "The Grotto."

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Kristin Hersh's third solo album is the finest one yet., March 6, 2001
SKY MOTEL, Kristin Hersh's third solo album, is the first to feature electric instruments. As a result, it brings the listener back to the fondly remembered days of her band Throwing Muses.

Hersh's songwriting on SKY MOTEL is as strong and idiosyncratic as ever, but the electric guitars and David Narcizo on drums give each track an added punch that make this her most accessible solo effort yet. The powerful "Echo" makes an excellent opening. "A Cleaner Light" is a rarity in pop music, a track that is both artistically viable and radio-friendly. "Cathedral Heat" is perhaps the album's highest peak, as Kristin sings "kissing in the middle of a terrible storm." The quiet "Faith" trails off to mark the end of this worthy album.

Forgetting about individual tracks and looking at the album as a whole, this disc takes time to grow on the listener, but it ultimately satisfies. Kristin Hersh's lyricism is certainly out of the ordinary, but once you get the core essence of the album, it all flows well.

For those who have yet to hear Kristin, I would recommend this over her two previous solo albums, HIPS AND MAKERS and STRANGE ANGELS, as the electric guitars of SKY MOTEL give it a wide range of appeal.

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5.0 out of 5 stars "In a better light..."
Couple of my favorite tracks on this album. "A Cleaner Light" and "Cathedral Heat" are excellent and stand up to some of her best work. Read more
Published 15 months ago by J. Hogate

3.0 out of 5 stars She has things to share , intimate thoughts and feelings
... It's a direct revealing of her soul to the listener , one would say and indeed he would be right . Read more
Published on March 16, 2003 by giovanni

5.0 out of 5 stars It took me several years...
I didn't buy this album until January 2003. First I thought it was an album that I already had, silly me I confused it with "Strange Angels. Read more
Published on March 10, 2003 by Erica

5.0 out of 5 stars arrest the boy....
Is this CD as good as "Hips & Makers?" Maybe or maybe not but it is better than just about everything else in the singer/songwriter category that's come up recently... Read more
Published on December 20, 2000 by Pete

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, haunting songs
This disc is a beautiful and unsettling masterpiece. I can't get "Echo" and "Cathedral Heat" out of my mind. Read more
Published on May 17, 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars When will I ever learn?
Okay, I'm at work, but I just have to review this right now while I'm listening to it. Like most Kristin Hersh and Throwing Muses albums, this one didn't make a lot of sense to me... Read more
Published on May 16, 2000 by Micah Newman

5.0 out of 5 stars she keeps getting better
Kristin Hersh has dug deep and managed to combine the best of the Throwing Muses and her solo work in one album. Read more
Published on March 7, 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Kristen Hersh does it again.
This is just another example of Kristen Hersh's genius. Great Album!

This harkens back to "The Real Ramona" on some songs (Echo, A Cleaner Light and San Francisco)... Read more

Published on October 30, 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars I was so disappointed by this album.
Kristin, why are you tormenting me so? Please return to the beautiful sound you make with your acoustic guitar. Oh well, everyone yell at me now for my negative remarks. Read more
Published on October 17, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Stuff
This one's on par with Throwing Muses' "The Real Ramona." I agree with the reviewer who said that it's best listened to from beginning to end--it's actually that consistently good.
Published on August 22, 1999

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