mary timony/helium/etc

Ex Hex is a terrific album

The Magic City is one of my top 5 favorite 90s albums.

i should know more of these albums than i do, but The Shapes We Make is pretty slept on so i'm voting for that

dont know them all but
dirt of luck

Mountains, I think. Interesting that the first five people to respond have all mentioned different records. Such a strong, underrated back catalogue.

<3 Magic City

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1177/1268358042_f12ff77dbc.jpg

Hole In The Ground / Lucy 7"

soooo good.

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This is one of my favorite guitar solos ever (@1:37):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZdiMYchRic

Yeah, voted Pirate Prude.

I know Ash isn't on that record but when I saw their first tour he played those early songs so incredibly well.

DIRT OF LUCK FOREVER

^^^

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otm

'superball' deserved more than 0 votes. 'what institution are you from?' is top 10 easy

'lucy' deserved more than 0 votes despite not being an option

just because pitch4k likes the new one doesn't mean it sucks. come on, people

i've literally only seen praise for it

Holy shit, catch them live on this tour if you can. Her and her band are insanely good!

yes, please go see her, I want this tour to be successful enough that she adds west coast dates.

Saw the DC show. Loved some songs much more than others (although vocals not being loud enough in the mix at the beginning was part of the problem), but yep worth seeing.

https://pitchfork.com/news/mary-timony-announces-plays-helium-tour/

Holy shit, catch them live on this tour if you can. Her and her band are insanely good!

― Evan, Friday, June 9, 2017 10:53 AM (four months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Ex Hex is a terrific album

― illegalblues, Tuesday, October 22, 2013 12:48 PM (five years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFLo_JMR8l8

Yes it is. One of the better 2010s rock albums. Too bad there wasn’t a follow-up.

Oh wait never mind. Thought you meant the band

.@exhexband shares new single "Cosmic Cave," announces sophomore LP, It’s Real. https://t.co/qLVKXWTuWM pic.twitter.com/aBA2ai1kC6

— The FADER (@thefader) January 9, 2019

Would have voted "Pirate Pride" since that's what I played the most. Man, her guitar and her voice... I was in love
for a while. Still gets me in that "don't worry, we're in no hurry" 90s frame of mind.

Timony has recently done some DC, Ny, & Philly gigs with her Hardcore punk rooted side project Hammered Hulls. They feature Alec Mackaye on lead vocals, and Mark Cisneros who is in Kid Congo’s band

No discussion about the "Ends With And" odds and sods comp? It's fantastic and flows really well.

https://marytimony.bandcamp.com/merch/mary-timony-live-at-st-mark-s

Mary Timony re-doing her solo album Mountains in a video-stream with Marc Cisneros ( from Kid Congo’s band) plus others, filmed by Brendan Canty tonight Thursday March 4 at 8 US et for $10 on her Bandcamp community link

https://marytimony.bandcamp.com/merch/mary-timony-live-at-st-mark-s

Timony was stung by the criticism and confused by how she could have been so misinterpreted. The metaphors she used on “Mountains” may have been superficially fantastical, but the underlying meanings were always straightforward, at least to her

From recent Washington Post article

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/mary-timony-mountains-dc-music/2021/02/24/585ab10e-6a27-11eb-9ead-673168d5b874_story.html

Did some hitching with her about 30 years ago buit still not really caught up with her music. Trying to think who the band was we were following at the time. She over from DC in the UK. Dinosaur Jr or something.
I think one of the very few times I've managed to get a lift that dropped me within minutes of my mother's place had her in the same lorry cab. Thought I was remembering her with dreads though.

at the time i rode hard for mountains and golden dove, would love to see those get a reevaluation

Watched Timony and band play Mountains live on that Bandcamp thing, and gotta confess some of it is too renaissance fair/medieval prog folk for me

Once saw Timony and band repeatedly drop the ball on a song. Trainwrecked and ground to a halt, like multiple times. After one last attempt, Timony says she is going to take the opportunity to try something she's always wanted to do: Instead of actually performing one of her songs, just explaining how it goes. And that's exactly what she did. Genius.

wish the Mountains reissue was available on CD

They’re showing the Mountains live Bandcamp thing again. Times listed on her page

she is so good

See the rock man in the woods?
He's a hippie man on the cutting edge
Wearing flowers in his beard
He sings the songs of a psychedelic seer, uh-huh

All of your fashions will fade, like the dawning and ending of days

Hippie man meets the avant-garde
He's got a bunch of songs
He's working hard, uh-huh

Eighties man follows close behind
Forging brand new worlds
With his eighties mind

All of your fashions will fade, like the dawning and ending of days
I thought you were my friend, but then you just let me down

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCTWcMGmWgc

Sometimes her prog & art rock influences get too much for me, but other times I am fine w/ her sound . Plus she’s a friendly, nice person .

I see on her IG that she has a new album coming soon.

I am salivating for that new album.

Mary Timony Announces First New Solo Album In 15 Years

Untame the Tiger Out February 23 on Merge

2024 North American Headline Tour Unveiled

Today, singer-songwriter and guitar hero Mary Timony announces her new album, Untame the Tiger, lead single/video “Dominoes,” and an extensive 2024 North American headline tour. Untame the Tiger marks Timony’s fifth solo album, her first in 15 years. It’s a startling document of an artist fully coming into her own power during the fourth decade of her career, the product of lessons learned during life-altering struggle.

Lead single “Dominoes” is a cynical and funny description of a relationship not working out, and a reminder of the healing power of music. “This song was almost not on the record,” says Timony. “We needed one last song, and I found a demo of it I had forgotten about at the last minute.” Mixed by Dave Fridmann (MGMT, The Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev), “Dominoes” features album contributors David Christian (Karen O, Hospitality) on drums and album co-producer Dennis Kane on bass.

Watch Mary Timony’s Video for “Dominoes”

he mystical, guitar-driven Untame the Tiger emerged after the dissolution of a long-term relationship, and was bookended by the deaths of Timony’s father and mother. The album was recorded during a two-year period during which she was the primary caregiver for her ailing parents. “This was the hardest thing I’ve been through. Every week I had to manage a new crisis.” The tectonic psychic shift Mary experienced informs many of her lyrics on the album. “I started realizing that I gotta control the things that I can,” says Timony, who would write songs while going on mind-clearing walks and bike rides around her native Washington, DC. “Because I was making impossible decisions on behalf of my parents, creative choices now seemed more manageable. Since I had to confront the reality of loss, I realized what was important to me about being alive, and I became less scared. The record became my anchor in a time when I was losing so much around me. It felt like all I had—a guide that helped me through, and gave me hope."

Untame the Tiger picks up the thread woven through Timony’s freak-folk-anticipating solo albums of the early ’00s. Basic tracks were recorded at Los Angeles’ Studio 606, with Timony backed by Dave Mattacks, drummer of legendary British folk-rock band Fairport Convention. “Mattacks is a hero of mine and one of my favorite musicians of all time. He is a true legend. I never in a million years thought he’d agree to play on my record,” says Timony. “Before the session, I had a panic attack and had to go sit alone in the parking lot… Once we started playing together, it felt so great that the fear subsided and turned into excitement. His playing felt instantly familiar, which makes sense because it’s the foundation of many of my favorite records.”

Untame the Tiger was produced by Mary Timony, Joe Wong (composer on Master of None, Russian Doll, The Midnight Gospel, Krapopolis, host of The Trap Set podcast), and Dennis Kane. The album was recorded over the course of two years at Studio 606, Magpie Cage, 38North, and in Mary’s basement. Additional engineering by J. Robbins (Jawbox, Burning Airlines). Musicians include Chad Molter (Faraquet, Medications), David Christian, and Brian Betancourt (Cass McCombs, Devendra Banhart, Hospitality). The album was mixed by Dave Fridmann, Dennis Kane, and John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr., Kurt Vile, Waxahatchee).

Pre-order Untame the Tiger

Untame the Tiger tracklist:
1. No Thirds
2. Summer
3. Dominoes
4. Looking for the Sun
5. The Guest
6. Don’t Disappear
7. The Dream
8. Untame the Tiger
9. Not the Only One

Mary Timony 2024 Tour Dates:
Wed. Feb. 28 - Baltimore MD @ Ottobar *
Thu. Feb. 29 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s *
Fri. Mar. 1 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom *
Sat. Mar. 2 - Somerville, MA @ Crystal Ballroom *
Sun. Mar. 3 - Amherst, MA @ The Drake ^
Tue. Mar. 5 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern ^
Wed. Mar. 6 - Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle ^
Fri. Mar. 8 - Cudahy, WI @ X-Ray Arcade ^
Sat. Mar. 9 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry ^
Mon. Mar. 11 - Kalamazoo, MI @ Bell’s Eccentric Cafe ^
Wed. Mar. 13 - Pittsburgh, PA @ The Warhol Entrance Space ^
Thu. Mar. 14 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat *
Sat. Mar. 23 - Seattle, WA @ Clock-Out Lounge %
Sun. Mar. 24 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios %
Tue. Mar. 26 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop %
Wed. Mar. 27 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst Atrium %
Thu. Mar. 28 - Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room %
Fri. Mar. 29 - San Diego, CA @ The Casbah %
Sat. Mar. 30 - Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room %

* w/ Birthday Girl DC
^ w/ Youbet
% w/ Rosali

Mary Timony Online:
Website | Instagram | Twitter/X | Facebook | Spotify | Apple Music

For more information, contact:

patrick at pitchperfectpr.com, jaycee at pitchperfectpr.com

Dave Fridmann

Lol, in case you were wondering what Dave Mattacks would sound like with his perfectly tuned drums distorted beyond the red.

that man is a criminal