Kristin Hersh – Sugar On Blackstone (CD)

The new solo album from the founder and creative force behindThrowing Muses!

A darker yet delicately rendered work from Kristin Hersh, Sugar On Blackstone explores life and death, enrichment and poverty, and the small but defining moments of childhood that continue to echo through adult life. Deeply personal and emotionally expansive, the album reflects on the lasting bonds between musicians, family and friends, and the way certain sounds, places and memories can suddenly bring someone vividly back into focus.

Recorded at Stable Sound Studios earlier this year, Hersh is joined by longtime collaborators Rob Ahlers (50FOOTWAVE) on drums and cellist Pete Harvey (Throwing Muses). The result is a stark yet warm collection of songs that balances fragility with force, intimacy with tension.

Rooted in Providence, Rhode Island, Sugar On Blackstone draws heavily from Hershs reflections on home, displacement and memory. Revisiting the streets and parks of her childhood, the record traces the emotional weight of returning to familiar places shaped by grief, survival and resilience. The albums title references Blackstone Boulevard and Hope Street in Providence, locations that become symbolic throughout the record of both loss and endurance.

Written in the aftermath of personal tragedy and against the backdrop of constant travel, wildfires and restless movement across America, the album carries an unsettled atmosphere throughout. Yet within that darkness, Hersh finds moments of tenderness and connection.

A poignant and expansive record that radiates strength in vulnerability, Sugar On Blackstone stands as another essential entry in Kristin Hershs acclaimed and ever-evolving body of work.

Hersh at the top of her considerable game Uncut
A national treasure NPR
A fearless rock innovator New York Times
One of indie rocks most fascinating figures The Guardian
A very, very special musician The Quietus

CD

Tracklist:
Dark Eyed Junco
Moths
Ticking
Silver Beach
Pink Nightgowns
101 Run
Sundial
Snow White Lies
Dom In Orange
’72 Stingray
Samson