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"If Mary Timony does nothing from this moment forward, she can rest assured that she has been rage-intensive, ethereal, lyrically phantasmagoric and allegorical (yet amazingly blunt) in an era when choosing just one would have been quite enough…Timony is Kafka with a touch of Charles Manson, a passive-aggressive, smart-ass feminist/angular guitarist bordering on existential beyond." - Magnet
"The Rock N Roll industry perfected cloning long before the sheep in England or any other farm animal nonsense. It's ability to replicate and co-opt each and every threatening phenomena has demolished all attempts to rally against it's cultural stranglehold on the world; the one which has been so successful in hypnotising the collective global villa to march to it's neo fascist rhythm. The one thing they haven't been able to replicate is a woman from Boston called Mary Timony. Maybe because her music defies Rock N Roll convention in such an unusual and unexpected way, side-stepping blues tropes and usualities in a manner that's not self conscious or contrived but genuinely idiosyncratic; completely natural. Her skin was collected from a fingernail by a double agent at a cafe somewhere in Boston and shipped to labs in New Jersey for immediate extrapolation but replication just couldn't be achieved. Madame Tussaud was hired to construct her features in a digital imaging lab, whereby a faux Mary could serenade the world via MTV and blue jeans commercials; but she couldn't get it right. She retired soon afterwards. The wrecking crew were called in to reproduce the music in a more grungey and marketable fashion. Hal Blaine ended up in the hospital. "Who is this chick and how does she play like that?" he called from the ambulance. | |
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Mary didn't mean these people harm. She wasn't even aware of their sinister machinations. She was too busy creating the music for The Golden Dove and her other now classic records. The music through which she graciously invites you into her own world, where the normal rules don't apply." - Ian Svenonious - March 2002 Mary Timony unleashes more of her own brand of mysterious pop with her latest solo project, The Golden Dove. The album lends a refreshing twist to traditional song structures, exploring sound and composition in Mary's own inimitable style. Musically, she mixes up 60s psych folk and experimental electro grooves with lengthy guitar jams reminiscent of 70's progressive rock. The result is music of a melancholy beauty, sweetness tinged with darkness, conjuring images of middle earth, fairies, goblins and ghosts that lurk in every corner. It features contributions from Sparklehorse's lauded frontman, Mark Linkous, both on the production credits and as a guest musician. However, most of the music is performed by the ultra-talented Mary herself, a virtuoso guitarist and an icon to countless US musicians. Emerging in the early 90s, Timony and her band Helium swept up critical acclaim with their two Matador albums The Dirt of Luck and 1997's Magic City. Prior to Helium she was a member of the band Autoclave (Discord). She also is involved with the space-rock band Green 4 as well as a collaboration with Sleater-Kinney's Carrie Brownstein called Spells. The Golden Dove is Mary Timony's second solo album, following the equally haunting debut, Mountains. A video for the track 'Dr Cat', directed by the very talented Brett Vapnek, will be available soon. | |
