Throwing Muses’ self-titled debut will return on 11 December for its fortieth anniversary, with remastered sound and its first streaming release. The album introduced the first American band signed by 4AD in 1986. Its long absence followed an abandoned US release plan, while the label’s connection with the band helped bring Pixies onto its roster.
Throwing Muses, the American alternative rock band, will mark the fortieth anniversary of its self-titled debut with a reissue on 11 December. The album originally appeared in 1986 through record label 4AD. Long absent from print and streaming services, it has been remastered for the new edition, which will bring it to streaming for the first time.[1], [2]
The debut went out of print in the early 1990s while Sire Records, the band’s American label, planned to release it in the United States. That project was abandoned after Sire dropped the group in the middle of the decade. The new edition is scheduled in physical and digital forms, ending the album’s long gap in circulation.[2]
Singer Kristin Hersh, guitarist and singer Tanya Donelly, bassist Leslie Langston and drummer David Narcizo were teenagers when the debut came out. Throwing Muses was the first American band signed by 4AD. The label subsequently moved further into American alternative rock, signing Pixies in 1987 through its connection with Throwing Muses. The group went on to release seven albums and two shorter releases on 4AD; its latest album is 2025’s Moonlight Concessions.[1], [2]
