Throwing Muses pioneered a thrillingly raucous form of 'art rock' years before the term existed. Their extraordinarily textured, tempo-shifting music, alongside Hersh’s intuitive, dextrous singing, joins the dots between elliptical post-punk, harmonious folk jangle pop and rockabilly thunder. Quintet Dappled Cities blend playful grandiosity with chillier sonic explorations, culminating in an exuberant indie-pop sound that is unique and indelibly catchy.