Kristin Hersh’s Sugar On Blackstone is a dark but finely detailed record that reflects on loss, survival and the emotional weight carried by familiar places. Written in the aftermath of personal tragedy and constant movement across America, the album moves between fragility and force, finding moments of warmth within an unsettled atmosphere.
Recorded at Stable Sound Studios, Hersh is joined by longtime collaborators Rob Ahlers of 50FOOTWAVE and cellist Pete Harvey of Throwing Muses. Together they build a sparse yet powerful backdrop for songs rooted in Providence, Rhode Island, where memories of childhood streets, parks and vanished lives continue to surface.
Named after Blackstone Boulevard and Hope Street, the album explores the pull of home and the people tied to it, balancing grief and resilience throughout. Stark, intimate and emotionally charged, Sugar On Blackstone stands as another compelling entry in Hersh’s singular catalogue.
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