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50 Foot Wave, "Petal", off their 2005 album Golden Ocean. This is what Kristin Hersh did to satisfy her indie urge after Throwing Muses went moribund.

-- Badtux the Music Penguin

Shimmering following

Throwing Muses was an indie band that was most active in the 1990's.

This is their song "Shimmer", off of their 1995 album "University". This was their first album with Kristin Hersh as the lead singer and principal songwriter, after Tanya Donelly left the band. Reviews were good but sales were disappointing, so the band was dropped by its major label and made two more albums on indie labels and pretty much went moribund. Kristin Hersh is still active today as a solo singer-songwriter artist and as part of a more hardcore band 50 Foot Wave.

- Badtux the Music Penguin

Disappearing superstitions

Hmm, has Harold Camping been found yet?.

This is the band Disappears, with their song "Superstitions" off their 2011 album Guider. Noted by me because they're currently touring with Steve Shelley as their drummer, after their previous drummer... err... had "issues".

-- Badtux the Music Penguin

Where to be buried?

Scout Niblett, "Do You Want To Be Buried With My People?" off of her album This Fool Can Die Now. This is the closest that Scout gets to a mainstream love ballad...

-- Badtux the Music Penguin

Velvety

This is Australia-via-UK band Howling Bells, with "Velvet Girl" off their 2006 self-titled album.

Juanita Stein can be my velvet girl anytime, thank you very much!

-- Badtux the Music Penguin