Kristin Hersh - Crooked

Originally released in 2009 as a groundbreaking multi-media book, Kristin Hersh’s eighth solo album Crooked returns to vinyl and CD following its 10th anniversary celebration on Record Store Day. A landmark in her catalog, the record showcases Hersh’s “poetic, provocative and puzzling songcraft” (The Washington Post) with a raw, unflinching intensity.

From the spectral psychedelia of Rubidoux to the unsettling snarl of Mississippi Kite, Hersh balances jarring experimentation with moments of fragile beauty. The melancholic centerpiece Flooding—both a song and a premonition of the death of close friend Vic Chesnutt—remains one of her most haunting works, while her rasping vocals and multi-instrumental approach give the album a stark, unpredictable edge.

A figurehead of feminist indie rock (Classic Rock), Hersh proves once again that she is “as powerful a presence as she ever was” (Pitchfork). Crooked captures her ability to channel deeply personal experiences into music that is at once intimate, unsettling, and enduring.