DOWNLOAD: Throwing Muses - "Film" (from http://throwingmuses.cashmusic.org/)

This album has been in the works for some time as the following was posted to Kristen Hersh's website in Jan '12: "Throwing Muses is in the process of mixing their new record, which, for now at least is coming in at 38 songs(!) This one is entirely listener-funded thanks to Kristin’s subscribers (Strange Angels) and other generous contributors via CASH Music."

In addition to the track "Film" (above), there are eleven other tracks from the new album available from Throwing Muses' CASH Music site.  I believe that all of these tracks are demos and they are available in MP3 (320K), FLAC and Apple Lossless format

Purgatory/Paradise looks similar in concept to Kristen Hersh's 2010 book/CD Crooked which was also published by It Books,  Purgatory/Paradise 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. 

Purgatory/Paradise is currently listed on Amazon for the pre-order price of $18.35.

Purgatory/Paradise Tracklist:
01 smoky hands
02 morning birds 1
03 sleepwalking 2
04 sunray venus
05 cherry candy 1
06 film
07 opiates
08 cherry candy 2
09 freesia
10 curtains 1
11 triangle quanitico
12 morning birds 2
13 lazy eye
14 blurry 1
15 folding fire
16 slippershell
17 bluff
18 blurry 2
19 terra nova
20 walking talking
21 milan
22 curtains 2
23 folding fire 1
24 static
25 clark’s nutcracker
26 dripping trees
27 sleepwalking 1
28 smoky hands 2
29 speedbath
30 quick
31 dripping trees 2
32 glass cats

Throwing Muses last came through town in 2011 for a show at Bowery Ballroom, touring behind their greatest hits/rarities compilation Anthology so you would assume the band will be touring later this year or early next year behind Purgatory/Paradise.



Links:
Kristen Hersh  (Strangely, there doesn't appear to be a Throwing Muses site out there outside of a splash page at ThrowingMuses.com)