Hunkpapa (album)

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Hunkpapa
HunkpapaUKCD.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 23, 1989
RecordedJune–October 1988
Studio Fort Apache Studios, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Genre Alternative rock
Length38:48
Label 4AD, Sire [1]
Producer Gary Smith [2]
Throwing Muses chronology
House Tornado
(1988)
Hunkpapa
(1989)
The Real Ramona
(1991)
Singles from Hunkpapa
  1. "Dizzy"
    Released: February 13, 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Robert Christgau B− [4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Spin Alternative Record Guide 8/10 [6]

Hunkpapa is the third studio album by Throwing Muses, released in 1989. [7] [8] It peaked at number 59 on the UK Albums Chart. [9]

Contents

Critical reception

Trouser Press called the album "a chilly and dull record that could be by any number of contempo jangle-pop bands," and said that lead singer Kristin Hersh’s voice, "no longer possessing any strong character, is ineffectual and a bit strident at times." [10] The New York Times wrote that the band "have edged toward rock convention." [11] The Rolling Stone Album Guide praised the "stronger sense of groove." [5]

NME named it the 33rd best album of 1989. [12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kristin Hersh, except "Dragonhead" and "Angel" by Tanya Donelly

No.TitleLength
1."Devil's Roof"3:39
2."Bea"4:18
3."Dizzy"3:41
4."No Parachutes"3:17
5."Dragonhead"4:04
6."Say Goodbye"0:37
7."Fall Down"3:40
8."I'm Alive"2:49
9."Angel"3:24
10."Mania"3:02
11."The Burrow"1:20
12."Take"4:57
CD edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Santa Claus"3:47

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Throwing Muses

Additional musicians

Technical personnel

Charts

ChartPeak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [9] 59

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