Unpacking those boxes from storage, I came across the countless mixtapes I made back in the 90's. One of the oldest of these was entitled "Neil Young and Crazyhoes", which alternated Neil Young tracks with those by the plethora of female indie rockers exploding onto the scene in the early 90's...Liz Phair, Bettie Serveert, Sonic Youth, Throwing Muses, and The Breeders to name a few. Tanya Donelly had stints in the latter two before making her bid for pop stardom fronting Belly whose pop confection "Feed The Tree" captured the airwaves in 1993. Today's double daily download covers boths ends of Donnelly's spectrum, from the sugary indie pop of that track to the dark swing of "Honeychain" from Throwing Muses' The Real Ramona. Donnely's rare writing and lead vocal contribution to that band is my pick for best Throwing Muses song ever, despite the fact that half-sister Kerstin Hersh was primary songwriter and frontwoman for all those years.

Feed The Tree/Honeychain