Strings (EP)


Strings is an EP recording by Kristin Hersh, released in 1994. It peaked at #60 on the Official UK Singles Chart.

Track listing

All songs written by Kristin Hersh except where noted.
  1. "Beestung" - 3:09
  2. "A Loon" - 4:25
  3. "Sundrops" - 4:11
  4. "Me and My Charms" - 4:31
  5. "Velvet Days" - 3:44
  6. "The Key" - 3:36
  7. "Uncle June and Aunt Kiyoti" - 2:33
  8. "When the Levee Breaks" - 4:35
The original UK release featured only tracks 2, 3, 4 and 5. Tracks 6, 7 and 8 originally featured as extra tracks on the CD and 12 inch Your Ghost single.

Personnel

'The Key' appeared on Secret Tracks 2, a cassette given away with Select. "I had this instrumental to finish but I wasn't hearing any words," Hersh said in the accompanying notes. "Then I opened this Krazy Kat comic from the '30s and there were all these beautiful words. So I re-wrote the song, took it apart, put it back together – and then I opened up the book again and none of those words were there. Honest to God! It was like this song was just kicking me in the head: 'Goddammit, whaddya need?! Alright, we'll write it in a comic book for ya, dipshit!'"