Limbo [ECD]

Rolling Stone (8/22/96) - 3 Stars - Good - "...[Kristin Hersh's] voice is throatier than on past efforts and even a little more defiant and confident, yet her mere whispers convey inner turmoil better than most guttural screams....LIMBO...successfully continues their tradition of...personal music too shy for mass consumption but too compelling to go...unnoticed." Spin (9/96, p.154) - 7 - Worthy - "...Childish yet old, raspy yet tearclogged, Hersh's voice still has the force of a big noise escaping a small container. Secure in her strength, she rides these songs instead of reigning them in." Entertainment Weekly (8/16/96, p.62) - "...Their last three efforts were not unlike a piece of dinner cheesecake: A few bites and, thank you, you've had enough. LIMBO is another slice of the same, but a few tracks...are definitely worth sampling." - Rating: B Q (9/96, p.122) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...the present trio's most robust work....greater clarity, flintier guitars and sexier lyrics...make for a fine sort of arty surf LP..." Alternative Press (10/96, p.107) - 4 (out of 5) - "...The Muses' ability to create pop songs that go down easy peaks here, but Hersh won't let you stay comfortable. Each song...by itself seems harmless, but taken together has a part in an overall terrifically haunted album..." Option (9-10/96, p.136) - "...another fine addition to the Muses canon....[Kristen Hersh] continues to bravely open herself up through her music, but does it smartly enough that the results are moving and insighful, rather than maudlin or precious....Hersh is in top form lyrically and vocally..." Melody Maker (12/21-28/96, pp.66-67) - Ranked #48 on Melody Maker's list of 1996's `Albums Of The Year.' Melody Maker (8/17/96, p.49) - "...I won't beat around the bush. If you don't love Throwing Muses, you have no soul." NME (Magazine) (8/17/96, p.53) - 8 (out of 10) - "...The key lies in its low-key sonic timber....It's not so much lo-fi as micro-pop....All this in a voice ever more woozily comic, earthy and lustrous, nurtured by the wisdom of experience..."