Tanya Donelly

Hey, 4AD fans, your little girl has grown up. The Throwing Muses/Breeders/Belly chanteuse lets loose with a third solo effort that's more Jonatha Brooke than Kristin Hersh (sparse piano replaces guitar feedback). Donelly's musings move into the psyche of past relationships; her memories are so strong, they form spectral projections.

On her third solo album, Whiskey Tango Ghosts, Tanya Donelly sheds the shimmer of her
old bands (Belly, Throwing Muses) and the gloss of her solo debut (Lovesongs for
Underdogs). In the process, Donnelly achieves a different kind of ethereal sound, one
stripped almost completely bare. Her sweet, waiflike voice takes center stage, winding
gently along minimal instrumentation. Staying mostly in her lower register with o... More >