Kristin Hersh

Kristin Hersh is the kind of artist I keep coming back to. What grips me is her range—guitar work that swings from jagged dissonance to plain folk, and lyrics that pour out in a stream of consciousness rooted in lived experience. With Throwing Muses, 50FootWave, and eleven solo albums, she has never chased trends; she just keeps mining her own interior. That honesty can feel raw at first, but it ages beautifully. I'd rather follow one uncompromising songwriter than a dozen polished ones, and Hersh is firmly in that camp for me.

Name (English)

Kristin Hersh

Name (Japanese)

クリスティン・ハーシュ

Reading

くりすてぃん・はーしゅ

Born

August 7, 1966 (age 60)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Horse

Origin

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Occupation

singer-songwriter / singer / guitarist / composer / recording artist

High school

Rogers High School

• Official sitehttps://www.throwingmusic.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kristinhersh/
• Xhttps://x.com/kristinhersh
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristin%20Hersh
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q435330

Tags

• Georgia
• singer-songwriter
• singer
• guitarist

Last updated

2026-06-21

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