When Raw Emotion Matures, But Refuses to Fade
Led by the ever-magnetic Kristin Hersh, Throwing Muses returns in 2025 with Moonlight Concessions — a record that rouses ears already attuned to the dark. That raw, emotional chaos which took shape in the late ’80s is still here — only now, it's slower, deeper, and just as sharp.
Old Wounds, New Echoes
Moonlight Concessions nods to the band’s early years: lo-fi textures, warbly distortions, and Hersh’s ageless voice. But this is no mere throwback — it’s a sonic diary of today’s fragmented inner world.
“Summer of Love,” with its ironic title, revisits the glamorized past with a knowing smirk. “Libretto” opens like a theatre curtain: first silence, then an intimate unraveling.
Hersh’s Voice: Still Weary, Still Piercing
Kristin Hersh doesn’t speak with her lyrics as much as she speaks through the tone of her voice. There's a fatigue behind every line — not defeat, but experience. That’s what makes the album feel so startlingly fresh: it embraces time, but it never surrenders to it.
Throwing Muses Refuse to Linger in the Past or Flatter the Future
Moonlight Concessions isn’t a comeback — it’s a confrontation. A meeting point between youthful tremors and aged composure. Not quite darkness, not fully light. Just like a true moonlight concession: incomplete, yet somehow enough.
