The Fat Skier

• Artist: Throwing Muses
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• Release Date: 1988
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album, Extended Play (EP)
• Genre: Rock

Review

Throwing Muses' 1988 The Fat Skier EP finds the group embracing an even more pop-oriented sound than that year's album, House Tornado. However, songs like the untamed, galloping "Soap and Water" and "Garoux des Larmes" -- which sounds like it was influenced by the band's friendship with the Pixies -- remain far outside the mainstream. "A Feeling" remains one of the band's hypnotic, sensual moments, while "And a She-Wolf After the War" reflects the increasing clarity of Kristin Hersh's songwriting. The Fat Skier ends with "You Cage," one of Hersh's simplest and most affecting ballads, reaffirming that what the Muses might have lost in volatility, they more than made up for with their work's newfound coherence. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide

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Light User Syndrome, Spin, Throwing Muses [1986], Lincoln, Daydream Nation, Intolerance, Miami, On Fire, Key Lime Pie

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Garoux des Larmes	Kristin Hersh	Throwing Muses
Pools in Eyes	Tanya Donelly	Throwing Muses
A Feeling	Throwing Muses	Throwing Muses
Soap and Water	Kristin Hersh	Throwing Muses
And a She-Wolf After the War	Kristin Hersh	Throwing Muses
You Cage	Kristin Hersh	Throwing Muses
Soul Soldier	Kristin Hersh	Throwing Muses

Credits

Throwing Muses (Producer), Throwing Muses (Main Performer), Kristin Hersh (Guitar), Kristin Hersh (Vocals), Warren A. Bruleigh (Engineer), Leslie Langston (Bass), Leslie Langston (Violin), Leslie Langston (Cello), Gil Norton (Producer), Mark VanHecke (Producer), Tanya Donelly (Guitar), Tanya Donelly (Percussion), Tanya Donelly (Vocals), David Narcizo (Percussion), David Narcizo (Drums), David Narcizo (Vocals)