{"product_id":"kristin-hersh-sugar-on-blackstone-cd-pre-order-18-9-26","title":"Kristin Hersh - Sugar On Blackstone - CD - Pre Order 18\/9\/26","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a pre order title for release 18.9.26\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA darker yet delicately rendered work from Kristin Hersh, Sugar On Blackstone explores life and death, enrichment and poverty, and the small but defining moments of childhood that continue to echo through adult life. Deeply personal and emotionally expansive, the album reflects on the lasting bonds between musicians, family and friends, and the way certain sounds, places and memories can suddenly bring someone vividly back into focus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecorded at Stable Sound Studios earlier this year, Hersh is joined by longtime collaborators Rob Ahlers (50FOOTWAVE) on drums and cellist Pete Harvey (Throwing Muses). The result is a stark yet warm collection of songs that balances fragility with force, intimacy with tension.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRooted in Providence, Rhode Island, Sugar On Blackstone draws heavily from Hersh’s reflections on home, displacement and memory. Revisiting the streets and parks of her childhood, the record traces the emotional weight of returning to familiar places shaped by grief, survival and resilience. The album’s title references Blackstone Boulevard and Hope Street in Providence, locations that become symbolic throughout the record of both loss and endurance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten in the aftermath of personal tragedy and against the backdrop of constant travel, wildfires and restless movement across America, the album carries an unsettled atmosphere throughout. Yet within that darkness, Hersh finds moments of tenderness and connection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA poignant and expansive record that radiates strength in vulnerability, Sugar On Blackstone stands as another essential entry in Kristin Hersh’s acclaimed and ever-evolving body of work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Hersh at the top of her considerable game” Uncut\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A national treasure” NPR\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A fearless rock innovator” New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of indie rock’s most fascinating figures” The Guardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A very, very special musician” The Quietus\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTour Dates:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e26 Sep: All Saints Church, Birmingham, UK\u003cbr\u003e27 Sep: Esquires, Bedford, UK\u003cbr\u003e28 Sep: Internationale, Leicester, UK\u003cbr\u003e29 Sep: Holywell Music Room, Oxford, UK\u003cbr\u003e30 Sep: The Portland Arms, Cambridge, UK\u003cbr\u003e01 Oct: St Michael’s, Manchester, UK\u003cbr\u003e02 Oct: St Michael’s, Manchester, UK\u003cbr\u003e03 Oct: Philharmonic Music Room, Liverpool, UK\u003cbr\u003e04 Oct: Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh, UK\u003cbr\u003e05 Oct: The Cluny, Newcastle, UK\u003cbr\u003e06 Oct: The Cluny, Newcastle, UK\u003cbr\u003e07 Oct: Black Box, Belfast, UK\u003cbr\u003e08 Oct: Spirit Store, Dundalk, Ireland\u003cbr\u003e09 Oct: Hawk’s Well Theatre, Sligo, Ireland\u003cbr\u003e10 Oct: Cleeres, Kilkenny, Ireland\u003cbr\u003e11 Oct: Skelper Quane's, Kerry, Ireland\u003cbr\u003e12 Oct: Róisín Dubh, Galway, Ireland\u003cbr\u003e13 Oct: Cyprus Avenue, Cork, Ireland\u003cbr\u003e14 Oct: Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow, UK\u003cbr\u003e15 Oct: Trades Club, Hebden Bridge, UK\u003cbr\u003e16 Oct: Foxlowe Arts Centre, Leek, UK\u003cbr\u003e17 Oct: National Centre for Early Music, York, UK\u003cbr\u003e18 Oct: Folk House, Bristol, UK\u003cbr\u003e20 Oct: Phoenix, Exeter, UK\u003cbr\u003e21 Oct: Acapela Studios, Cardiff, UK\u003cbr\u003e22 Oct: The Old Market, Brighton, UK\u003cbr\u003e23 Oct: The Lexington, London, UK\u003cbr\u003e24 Oct: The Lexington, London, UK\u003cbr\u003e25 Oct: The Lexington, London, UK\u003cbr\u003e26 Oct: De Spil, Roeselare, Belgium\u003cbr\u003e27 Oct: CC Maasmechelen, Maasmechelen, Belgium\u003cbr\u003e28 Oct: Tivoli Vredenburg (Cloud Nine), Utrecht, Netherlands\u003cbr\u003e29 Oct: Le Chinois, Paris, France\u003cbr\u003e30 Oct: PHIL, Haarlem, Netherlands\u003cbr\u003e31 Oct: St George's Church, Ramsgate, UK\u003cbr\u003e01 Nov: Pavilion Theatre, Dublin, Ireland\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklisting: same run through for CD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eA1 Dark Eyed Junco\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eA2 Moths\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eA3 Ticking\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eA4 Silver Beach\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eA5 Pink Nightgowns\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eA6 101 Run\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eB1 Sundial\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eB2 Snow White Lies\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eB3 Dom In Orange\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eB4 '72 Stingray\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eB5 Samson\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e———————————————————————————\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen ordering multiple items which include pre order titles, please note that we cannot split your order into multiple shipments\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrders which include pre order titles will only be shipped once all titles are available so please consider this before checking out\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"8 Days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57736826487167,"sku":null,"price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0773\/9061\/0724\/files\/KristinHershSugarOnBlackstonecd.jpg?v=1781260547","url":"https:\/\/8daystore.com\/products\/kristin-hersh-sugar-on-blackstone-cd-pre-order-18-9-26","provider":"8 Days","version":"1.0","type":"link"}