Purgatory/Paradise - Tapa dura

‘Hersh still transmits a visionary quality through her songs, her writings only adding to the sense of compulsion 4/5.’ MOJO

‘Strong return 9/10’ UNCUT

‘One of the great US alt-rock bands of the 80s and 90s.’ GUARDIAN

‘One of the most inventive bands of the late-80s.’ BBC Music

‘They manage to sound quite like nobody else, their songs coiled and complex.’ INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

‘A gorgeous standalone object―particularly the writing... Purgatory/Paradise really is unlike anything I’ve heard this year 8/10’ PITCHFORK

Throwing Muses return with their first studio album in over a decade - published as a book.

Purgatory/Paradise is a 32-track album which is being released as a deluxe 64-page book containing:

· the full studio album on CD
· photographs and artwork by Dave Narcizo and Kristin Hersh
· lyrics for each song
· stories and essays by Kristin Hersh to accompany each track
· instructions on how to download exclusive content

The exclusive content will only be available with this special book edition.