Mary Timony – Untame The Tiger – Released 23/02/24

Description

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 but also as a member of seminal post- punk band Autoclave, celebrated leader of the deeply influential Helium, a multifaceted solo artist, and a co-founder of supergroup Wild Flag. Described by Sleater-Kinneys 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 generations most influential. Although she has remained a cult hero and critical favourite since the early 90s, Timonys 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.