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- Summary: The first full-length solo studio release from singer-songwriter Mary Timony since 2005's Ex Hex was recorded over two years and was mixed by John Agnello, Dave Fridmann, and Dennis Kane.
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- Record Label: Merge
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Feb 27, 2024The surprise here is less that an album about emerging, stronger, from sorrow’s all-encompassing shroud somehow goes down like a goblet of spiked sunshine. The surprise lies more in how much more emotional power the guitarwork—fluid, generous, measured—brings to bear, how much weight it carries this time.
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Feb 21, 2024With Untame the Tiger she’s left behind the world of magical animals and imaginary beings she once used to sing about, but her melodies and arrangements retain a touch of the timeless and otherworldly.
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Feb 21, 2024Having been better recognised as a key member of Wild Flag and Ex Hex in recent years, Mary Timony’s singular ability as a guitarist and songwriter had been forgotten somewhat; ‘Untame The Tiger’ serves as a stirring reminder of it.
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Mar 7, 2024Untame the Tiger will be irresistible for longtime fans, but hopefully, the recent acknowledgment of her guitar prowess will bring some new listeners to the fold.
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Mar 13, 2024She returns with a more personal album, the tragically influenced yet unbowed Untame the Tiger.
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Mar 4, 2024The album is spritely, frequently bright, as intensely melodic as Ex Hex’s triumphant Rips and more playful than a record this heartbroken probably should be.
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MojoFeb 21, 2024The melancholy feels more goth than hippy and, ultimately, both the sounds and lyrics feel unresolved. [Apr 2024, p.90]