Alternative rock band Throwing Muses are back with a new album and tour. Moonlight Concessions, out March 13 via Fire, is the band's 11th studio album. It was produced by lead singer, songwriter, guitarist Kristin Hersh, and is being billed as a "back to basics" record for the group. As usual, the record also features Dave Narcizo on drums and Bernard Georges on bass.

Listen to the lead single, "Summer of Love", below, accompanied by the Samuele Gottardello-directed video.

According to the band, although the LP was recorded in Rhode Island, the songs were written in places on the Gulf Coast and in southern California. As Hersh explains:

"In New Orleans the stars look greenish-blue, as it’s below sea level and swamp-lit. But on Moonlight Beach, they glow icy white. All these songs were written in these two glowy places, which helped our sonic technique find itself."

Throwing Muses have been releasing music since 1986, when Hersh was still a teenager. They released music consistently until 1996's Limbo, after which they only released three albums between them and 2020. Hersh herself has had a prolific solo career, ranging from 1993's Hips and Makers to last year's Clear Pond Road. The band also initially featured Tanya Donnelly (Hersh's stepsister), who went on to co-found The Breeders with Kim Deal, as well the band Belly.

Moonlight Concessions is out 3/13. Preorder here. Full tracklist below:

01. Summer of Love
02. South Coast
03. Theremini
04. Libretto
05. Albatross
06. Sally’s Beauty
07. Drugstore Drastic
08. You’re Clouds
09. Moonlight Concessions

The band will also head out on a European tour in celebration of the record, with most dates taking place in Ireland and the UK.

05/12 Oslo, NO @ Blå
05/13 Copenhagen, DK @ Vega Hall
05/14 Berlin, DE @ Lido
05/15 Cologne, DE @ Gebaude 9
05/17 Norwich, EN @ Waterfront
05/18 Leeds, EN @ Brudenell Social Club
05/19 Newcastle, EN @ The Cluny
05/20 Glasgow, EN @ The Garage
05/21 Cork, IE @ Cyprus Avenue
05/22 Galway, IE @ Roisin Dubh
05/23 Dublin, IE @ Whelan’s
05/24 Manchester, EN @ Academy 2
05/25 Derbyshire, EN @ Bearded Theory
05/26 Bristol, EN @ The Fleece
05/27 London, EN @ Electric Ballroom
05/28 Hastings, EN @ White Rock Studio
05/29 Brighton, EN @ Chalk
05/30 Bruges, BE @ Cactus Club
05/31 Paris, FR @ La Marberie
06/02 Vienna, AT @ The Chelsea
06/03 Munich, DE @ Strom
06/04 Milan, IT @ Santeria Toscana 31
06/05 Marseille, FR @ Molotov
08/29 Salisbury, EN @ End of the Road

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