Untame the Tiger Mary Timony SKU: 24.00 26.00 £24.00 - £26.00 £24.00 - £26.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Merge Records Released Date: 23rd February 2024 Buying Format: 1LP Coloured Vinyl Includes Download Code 1LP Includes Download Code Buying Options Choose an option1LP Coloured Vinyl Includes Download Code1LP Includes Download CodeClear Untame the Tiger quantity Add to basket ReserveBack Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info “As an artist, you have to keep dealing with your shit. Otherwise, you can’t keep making your art.” Mary Timony For more than 30 years, singer-songwriter and guitar hero Mary Timony has cut a distinctive path through the world of independent music, most recently as vocalist and guitarist of acclaimed garage-pop power trio Ex Hex (Merge) but also as a member of seminal post[1]punk band Autoclave (Dischord), celebrated leader of the deeply influential Helium (Matador), multifaceted solo artist (Matador, Lookout!, Kill Rock Stars), and a co-founder of supergroup Wild Flag (Merge). Described by Sleater-Kinney’s Carrie Brownstein as “Mary Shelley with a guitar” and dubbed “a trailblazer and an innovator” by Lindsey Jordan a.k.a. Snail Mail, Timony has distinguished herself as one of her generation’s most influential. Although she has remained a cult hero and critical favorite since the early ’90s, Timony’s many triumphs have long been counterbalanced by crippling doubt and self-nullification. Her fifth solo album, Untame the Tiger, approaches these emotions head on. Her first solo release in 15 years is a startling document of an artist fully coming into her own power during the fourth decade of her career. It is the product of lessons learned during life-altering struggle. The mystical, acoustic-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. The tectonic psychic shift Mary experienced due to this loss informs many of her lyrics. Standout track “No Thirds” “is a song about losing everything and having to keep on going,” says Timony. “I wanted the verses to sound like a wide-open barren space, like driving across a desert, because that is what the song is about—losing people and the feeling that your future is a giant, wide-open blank space.” The stripped-back acoustic instrumentation of “The Guest” conjures Sweetheart-era Byrds. Timony describes it as a song sung directly to loneliness: “I was imagining loneliness as a house guest who keeps knocking on your door. I thought it would be funny to say loneliness is the only one who always comes back.” Untame the Tiger does not eschew Timony’s guitar hero reputation; in fact, “Summer” relishes in it, a straight-up banger that you’d be half tempted to call “no frills” until its initial garage rock stomp breaks into the unexpected bliss of a twin guitar solo conclusion. “I wanted the recording to have the energy of the Kinks, early Dio and Elf, or Rory Gallagher,” she explains. “I was also listening to a lot of Gerry Rafferty’s first solo album and was inspired to have two simultaneous guitar solos.” 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 Studio 606 in Los Angeles, 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, 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 (Karen O, Hospitality), and Brian Betan-court (Cass McCombs, Devendra Banhart, Hospitality). The album was mixed by Dave Fridmann (MGMT, The Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev), Dennis Kane, and John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr., Kurt Vile, Waxahatchee). Artist Mary Timony Genre Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label Merge Records Buying Options 1LP Coloured Vinyl Includes Download Code , 1LP Includes Download Code Format 1LP , Coloured Vinyl , Includes Download Code Condition New Country UK Track Listings No Thirds Summer Dominoes Looking for the Sun The Guest Don’t Disappear The Dream Untame the Tiger Not the Only One Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Mary Timony and more from Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo View Product Quick View Mary Timony Mountains Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Matador | 2LP Released 15th January 2021 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Mary Timony Mountains £23.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Matador SKU: OLE363LP Formats: 2LP Released Date: 15th January 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View East Of Venus Memory Box Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Omnivore | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 15th April 2016 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders East Of Venus Memory Box £19.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Omnivore SKU: 0816651014699 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 15th April 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Dashboard Confessional Places You Have Come To Fear The Most Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Hangman Records | 1LP Released 31st July 2020 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Dashboard Confessional Places You Have Come To Fear The Most £15.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Hangman Records SKU: HNR009LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 31st July 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Fantomas Fantomas Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Ipecac | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 17th May 2024 £26.00 Select options Fantomas Fantomas £26.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Ipecac Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 17th May 2024 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Random Hand Random Hand Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Bomber Music | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 29th September 2023 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Random Hand Random Hand £23.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Bomber Music SKU: UXB043LP Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 29th September 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Matt's picks View Product Quick View Pkew Pkew Pkew Optimal Lifestyles Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Big Scary Monsters | 1LP Released 1st March 2019 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Pkew Pkew Pkew Optimal Lifestyles £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Big Scary Monsters SKU: BSM246V Formats: 1LP Released Date: 1st March 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Charlie Megira & The Modern Dance Club Love Police Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Numero Group | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 20th October 2023 £30.00 - £32.00 Select options Charlie Megira & The Modern Dance Club Love Police £30.00 - £32.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Numero Group Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 20th October 2023 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Dashboard Confessional MTV Unplugged Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Hangman Records | 1LP Released 25th September 2020 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Dashboard Confessional MTV Unplugged £15.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Hangman Records SKU: HNR003LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 25th September 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Timeshares Bearable Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Kiss Of Death | 1LP Released 11th August 2016 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Timeshares Bearable £17.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Kiss Of Death SKU: KOD076 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 11th August 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Non Canon Non Canon II Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Xtra Mile | 1LP Released 15th May 2020 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Non Canon Non Canon II £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Xtra Mile SKU: XMR161LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 15th May 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Great Falls Objects Without Pain Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Neurot Recordings | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released 15th September 2023 £29.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Great Falls Objects Without Pain £29.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Neurot Recordings SKU: NR125LP Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 15th September 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Start again
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