Early History of Throwing Muses

Throwing Muses is a musical band from Newport, Rhode Island. This band was originally formed in 1981. Throwing Muses originally consisted of two singer/songwriters, Kristin Hersh and Tanya Donelly, with the later addition of drummer David Narcizo. The musical style of this group is described as alternative rock, or post punk. Many of their songs lyrics are about mental illness.

Early history

Throwing Muses began when Hersh and Donelly were still in high school. Originally, this band was simply called "The Muses." When Narcizo joined the band, however, they wanted to make the name more gender-neutral, so they changed it to "Throwing Muses." The band first recorded music in 1983, but never released it. In 1984, they released an EP and in 1985, they released some demos, called "The Doghouse Casette." This recording was popular on college radio. In 1986, Ivo Watts-Russell signed Throwing Muses to 4AD Records and released the album. The band gained in popularity and was featured in many British magazines in the 1980s.

Later years

In the 1990s, several of the members of the band changed. In 1995, the members of the new band released another album, called "University." Songs on this album got quite a bit of radio play, so the band grew even more popular. Rolling Stone Magazine even featured many long articles about this band. The band released the album "Limbo" in 1996. After that album, the band decided to take a leave of absence for a while, claiming that the cost of overhead was just too high.