{"product_id":"purgatoryparadise-isbn-9780062310026","title":"Purgatory\/Paradise","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePurgatory\/Paradise\u003c\/em\u003e is a revolutionary fusion of music and text from seminal indie rock band Throwing Muses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKristin Hersh, Throwing Muses’s lead singer\/songwriter, is one of the most well-respected musicians to emerge from the 1980s indie rock scene. Her work has influenced artists such as Cat Power, Alanis Morrissette, Lush, and Sleater-Kinney, as well as Riot Grrrls everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen years in the making, Hersh and Throwing Muses’s 32-track album \u003cem\u003ePurgatory\/Paradise\u003c\/em\u003e is the centerpiece of this deluxe 64-page book which also contains more than two dozen photographs and artwork by Kristin Hersh and band member Dave Narcizo; lyrics for each song; stories and essays that accompany each track written by Hersh; and instructions for downloads of exclusive content, including demos and outtakes.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eThe first new Throwing Muses album in a decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book contains:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e  A CD of the 32-track \u003cem\u003ePurgatory\/Paradise\u003c\/em\u003e album\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e  Full lyrics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e  Short essay and stories by Kristin Hersh about each song\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e  Exclusive photographs and artwork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt also includes download instructions for these exclusives:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e  A commentary track featuring Kristin Hersh \u0026amp; David Narcizo\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e  An instrumental version of the full album\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e  Prepackaged mp3 and lossless versions of every track with embedded metadata, artwork and lyrics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003ePraise for Kristin Hersh: “It’s almost impossible to imagine the visceral bleats of singers like Corin Tucker or Marissa Paternoster without Kristin Hersh.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePitchfork\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Hersh is a fearless rock innovator.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“One of America’s finest songwriters.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSimon Reynolds, author of Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-84\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eRat Girl\u003c\/i\u003e:  “Hersh has pretty much been to hell and back and lived to tell the tale...extremely well written.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Sensitive and emotionally raw... it’s also wildly funny.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTriumphant . . . fresh and expansive . . . What is clear is that this record, and book, which call into question what records and books and can and should do, how they can and should interact, still delivers in a basic, thrilling way. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePopmatters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArt, essays and outstanding new music collide on a surreal Throwing Muses epic . . . a soul-stirring collection [of] musical mini-masterpieces accompanied by lyrical prose vignettes exuding the same nimble friskiness and wry, subversive brilliance that characterized Hersh’s fantastic 2010 memoir. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMagnet, nine out of ten stars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth brutal and magical . . . comes with a photo-and-essay book that’s part diary, part tour journal, and part exploration of the stories behind the songs. The book’s sometimes heartbreaking but written with unimaginable warmth and such goofball humor, a perfectly imperfect encapsulation of what makes Hersh’s work so fortifying even as it devastates. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePopdose\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth brutal and magical . . . written with unimaginable warmth and such goofball humor, a perfectly imperfect encapsulation of what makes Hersh’s work so fortifying even as it devastates. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePopdose\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNothing short of epic, Purgatory\/Paradise is also the antithesis of a mainstream music release in 2013. It’s content is splashed across multiple formats (music, photographs, essays, audio commentary) with an anti-production value that renders an accurate (and impressive) display of the band’s chops . . . wrenching, alarming, disturbing, and occasionally seasoned with bits of dark humor . . . The overall aesthetic, . . . is one of flawed, raw beauty - destroyed, then sewn back together.  And it works . . . reads like a bitched-up eulogy - for relationships that fell apart, for a band that couldn’t survive, for a friend that died, and for an industry that couldn’t sustain its own greedy impulses . . . a stunning psychological ride. Like the most powerful of drugs, it will initially make you feel queasy. But once that passes, there’s a tangible bliss to be had . . . it’s the stuff addictions are made of. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Songwriter, four stars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePurgatory\/Paradise was devised both as a record and as a book, with essays by Hersh and art by Narcizo. It’s both a gorgeous standalone object . . . and a sort of decoder for the album’s tracks . . . - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePitchfork\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNothing short of epic . . . wrenching, alarming, disturbing, and occasionally seasoned with bits of dark humor  . . . . a stunning psychological ride. Like the most powerful of drugs. . . it’s the stuff addictions are made of. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Songwriter, four stars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAwesome. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlavorwire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With its reined in plot line and ethereal prose style, \u003ci\u003eRat Girl\u003c\/i\u003e reads more like a novel...a pleasure to read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An original beauty.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary Gaitskill, author of Veronica and Don't Cry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A thoroughly engrossing work by an original voice-hopefully the first of many.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMs. Hersh’s prose delves into the memories that occasioned the songs, mingling tour incidents, childhood trauma, philosophical musings and hardheaded life lessons - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePurgatory\/Paradise is a . . . gorgeous, interactive art book . . .  Hersh’s lyrics and stories would make it a compelling read even without the music. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoing Boing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePurgatory\/Paradise was devised both as a record and as a book, with essays by Hersh and art by Narcizo. It’s both a gorgeous standalone object—particularly the writing, considering 2010’s Rat Girl proved Hersh one of the best music writers around—and a sort of decoder for the album’s tracks . . . unlike anything I’ve heard this year. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePitchfork\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dey Street Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888218763493,"sku":"NP9780062310026","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062310026.jpg?v=1730228472","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/purgatoryparadise-isbn-9780062310026","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}