Mistle Thrush (band)

Mistle Thrush
OriginBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.
GenresAlternative rock, ethereal wave, gothic rock
Years active1993–2002
LabelsBedazzled, Egg, Ecstatic, Underground, Inc.
MembersTodd Demma: Drums, percussion
Valerie Forgione: Vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards, Theremin
Scott Patalano: Acoustic and electric guitar
Past membersMatthew Kattman: Guitar
Matthew Klain: Bass guitar
Ruben Layman: Bass guitar
Brad Rigney: Guitar
Websitemistlethrush.com

Mistle Thrush was a female-fronted 1990s alternative rock band based in Boston, Massachusetts. They've been described by the Boston Herald as The Cure-meets-Fairport Convention.[1] Steve Morse of The Boston Globe wrote that Valerie Forgione, the band's singer, has "some of the most versatile pipes since the dream-pop heyday of Kate Bush" and that the "band remains a local treasure".[2] During the band's heyday, their songs frequently charted in CMJ's Top 200.[3] According to the band's website, they're on hiatus but their last album was released in February 2002. In January 2011, they reunited to play their first concert since 2003.[4] Forgione's current project is called Lovina Falls.

  1. ^ Sonic Youth tests new material, Tristram Lozaw, Boston Herald, 036, April 24, 1995.
  2. ^ Singer Shelby Lynne finds herself a quieter 'Identity', Steve Morse, The Boston Globe, August 29, 2003
  3. ^ Mistle Thrush Aims for a Live Sound Scott McLennan, Worcester Telegram & Gazette, p.8, February 8, 1998.
  4. ^ Mistle Thrush reunite, remain indefinable, Boston Phoenix, January 18, 2011.