Helium / Mary Timony - S/D, C/D?

pirate prude and the lucy single are both tremendous, although i've never been quite as into their full lengthers

x2 on the 6ths vocal..

more praise for the 'Pirate Prude' ep from me. amazing guitar and voice.

clicking on the top 77 tracks thread i was not expecting going down memory lane with helium and their magic city (via mary timony being in a new band). things were so different back then it was like another life, taping songs off the radio and having just enough money to buy a dozen cds per year. i wouldn't be surprised to know that i am the last person in north america who recorded long-ass radio shows on vhs tapes. i played that record a lot back then, sold it years ago and sort of forgot exactly how the tunes goes but listening to it now via the innenets i am surprised finding myself singing along as the songs are playing.

Oldy but goody (and new to me, at least)... this site apparently put some Mary Timony/Helium demos online:

http://www.nogoodforme.com/2011/06/21/i-dont-know-how-i-ever-lived-without-all-these-beautiful-helium-demos-from-like-18-years-ago/

I can't believe I didn't hear all of Magic City until recently. Classic Amerindie + classic prog + guitar heroics + pretty singing = me-bait

Oh Magic City is fantastic

I assumed this thread had been revived because of this (really nice) Washington Post profile of her:

http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-05-09/lifestyle/39131263_1_mary-timony-ian-mackaye-indie-rock

Nice profile, and revealing re her struggles with depression. Glad to see she's working through that

Great profile - answered questions I'd had. Should've included ref to how Matador dropped her though.

Glad to see her having a career resurgence.

So Wild Flag are on hiatus it seems

But now the band is on hiatus and Timony is back in Washington trying to figure out what comes next. She has been writing songs and gigging with local musicians Alex Minoff and Amy Domingues, and other friends as they come through town.

Have missed recent gigs by Minoff and Domingues. I saw her a year and half ago with Domingues

Should've included ref to how Matador dropped her though.

What's the story there?

found this 2005 (I think) interview:

I think after Mountains (Matador) kind of gave up on me a little bit," Timony said from her home in Washington, D.C., a few days before leaving on the tour that brings her to Omaha May 26. "I don't think they were fans of the record."

Relations with the label became stormier after 2002's The Golden Dove, which continued on the same path as Mountains and failed to catch fire with fans.

Timony said she found out that Matador had dropped her only after she began gearing up to make the follow-up to The Golden Dove. "I called Chris (Lombardi, founder of Matador) to tell him I was ready to record and discuss the budget," Timony said. "That's when he told me they weren't going to do another record with me. They had already made the decision, but never let me know. It was hard times for about a month, and then I realized this could get interesting."

http://www.timmcmahan.com/timony.htm

So lame

I can't believe I didn't hear all of Magic City until recently. Classic Amerindie + classic prog + guitar heroics + pretty singing = me-bait

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Oh Magic City is fantastic

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just for the record: THE DIRT OF LUCK IS BETTER!

rarities comp and tour! (as 'mary timony plays helium')

Very excited!

gdammit i'm out of town during the tour

Is the Ex Hex still active?

They left out "The American Jean?" Whyyyy

Ex Hex are still active, although on hiatus now until they tour soon--

Belle and Sebastian • Spoon • Andrew Bird, Ex Hex. at Merriweather Post Sun., Jul. 30

^^^I was considering buying tickets to this but refuse to go to another MPP show unless I can find someone to come with me.

My wife and I are going to MPP show but we got pavilion seats. We can hang in between bands...

picked up the Magic City reissue on sale this week, and I dunno if its remastered or I just havent listened to it loud in a long time but it sounds fucking fantastic. A really well-mixed record, so many great sounds & details.

You mean the one with "No Guitars"?

yeah, i think it came out at the same time as the rarities comp a couple years ago

"Ends With And" is fantastic, though I did supplement my digital copy with all the non-lp that couldn't fit.

I never noticed "No Guitars" is on Spotify, will check out.

Oh wait, that's some of the stuff I had to add. Great stuff!

not that fond of the mid-period 'prithee hear this madrigal' era but she rules and 'the dirt of luck' is untouchable