Hunkpapa is the third studio album by Throwing Muses, released in 1989. It peaked at number 59 on the UK Albums Chart.
Critical reception
Trouser Press called the album "a chilly and dull record that could be by any number of contempo jangle-pop bands," and said that lead singer Kristin Hersh’s voice, "no longer possessing any strong character, is ineffectual and a bit strident at times." The New York Times wrote that the band "have edged toward rock convention." The Rolling Stone Album Guide praised the "stronger sense of groove." Robert Christgau described the album as "an evolution from bad poetry to obscure poetry--an improvement, definitely, but not the difference that will make the difference."
NME named it the 33rd best album of 1989.
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes.
Throwing Muses Kristin Hersh – guitar, piano, vocals Tanya Donelly – guitar, vocals Leslie Langston – bass guitar, vocals David Narcizo – drums, percussion, vocals
Additional musicians Bernie Worrell – keyboards Russ Gershon – tenor saxophone Tom Halter – trumpet, flugelhorn Russell Jewell – trombone Guy Yarden – violin
Technical personnel Gary Smith – production Steve Haigler – engineering Matt Lane – engineering assistance Phil Magnotti – engineering assistance Greg Calbi – mastering
Charts Chart Peakposition UK Albums (OCC) 59
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