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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1966
- Works
- 10
Top works
- Nerve Endings
- Sunbeam on the Astronaut Box Set
- Wyatt at the Coyote Palace
- Don't suck, don't die
- Purgatory/Paradise
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Film & TV
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Known for
- Rock Chicks — self2023
- What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt — Self2016
- Pixies: Gouge — Self2004
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1966-08-07
4adclassic pop and rock
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 156,234
- Total plays
- 2,893,636
Tags
female vocalistssinger-songwriterindiealternative4ad
Kristin Hersh (born August 7, 1966) is an American singer/songwriter. She is the lead singer and guitarist for alternative rock group Throwing Muses and the hardcore punk-influenced power trio 50 Foot Wave. She has written a memoir, titled Rat Girl, which was published in the USA by Penguin Books on August 31, 2010 and is co-founder of the non-profit, open-source software project for recording artists, CASH Music. Early life Born in Atlanta as Martha Kristin Hersh, she was raised in Newport, R
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Kristin
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Atlanta
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Field of work
- music composing
- Genre
- alternative rock
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- 4AD
- Official website
- www.throwingmusic.com
- Image
- Kristin Hersh 2025.jpg
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- Kristin Hersh
- date of birth
- 1966-08-07
- Commons gallery
- Kristin Hersh
- influenced by
- R.E.M.
- start of work period
- 1981-00-00
- social media followers
- 102756
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