Mary Timony

there is such a thing floating around slsk--someone's compiled them

Two spins so far. Not sure how I rate Ex Hex. On the one hand it sounds so different from MT's recent efforts -- just deeper and more showy in a good way (i.e. I thought The Golden Dove was her reaching the end of the sound she was doing then -- it's my least favorite of any of her efforts, despite the indisputable greatness of "Blood Tree" and a few other okay tracks I can't make myself listen to the while thing) -- but it hasn't got me flippin' my shit just yet. A grower, maybe. It's like when I first heard Pig Lib and thought "Whoa, what's happening here, this is UGLY" and then the next day it all made sense and I was in love.

It’s like she all of a sudden realized that it was time to change things up a wee bit.

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http://pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/t/timony_mary/ex-hex.shtml

i dont like to hate on pitchfork but this disappointed me.

her set is surprisingly rocking. very good drummer.

her set is surprisingly rocking. she has a very good drummer.

I wasn't able to catch her on the Ex Hex tour, so I missed out on the early days of the band. Last night they were SOLID. The new stuff shows promise. Seriously one of the best guitar players out there, even better than Uncle Tom.

So her new album The Shapes We Make is basically a continuation of Ex Hex although it sounds even more like Helium. She won't win any originality points for her guitar riffs, but at least the songs are good.

i used to really like "xxx" - i think if i heard it now i'd want it to be twice the speed

sharpshooter is a heck of a song! my verdict is still out on if i like this new one better than ex hex. we'll see. i think it's actually harder and more "up" than the last one, which is the direction i want her to go in. i like the golden dove, but i love it when she rocks on the guitar. yes yes yes.

i saw her open for le tigre (weird bill, right?) and she was great, even if she was playing to a crowd of disco lesbians.

She's out touring with a band in the US for the next week or so--Bloomington tonight. She's also been doing some shows as a member of Amy Domingues band Garland of Hours.

ex hex left me kinda cold, but she earned back mega points with me when i saw her touring it in toronto and she covered "i'm your man".

I like the new one, too.

A bro of mine is playing drums on this tour.

"rockman" is a fucking jam. in a better world people would listen to this chick

I saw that Reckless had a used copy of Ex Hex via their site, but when a went to the store a couple hours later it was sold. I wonder if someone else was inspired by this thread? I did pick up The Shapes We Make, and about to listen to it now. I can't believe I missed these before!

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2013/10/09/listen-a-song-from-ex-hex-mary-timonys-new-band/

Really like the new song, but the melody is insanely familiar. Crimson & Clover? Something else?

She played a really fun set of all Prince covers at the Black Cat 20th Anniversary thing with members of Shudder to Think and GVSB. I hope somebody recorded it.

I should have Googled it first!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyio6NTZq_M

Wish I had seen the Black cat anniversary gig

>>Really like the new song, but the melody is insanely familiar. Crimson & Clover? Something else?

Sounds like a riff that's been used many times over the years. Superdrag came to mind of all things, especially the guitar solo/melodies on "Sucked Out" / "Destination Ursa Major"

Baba O'Riley? Toto's I'll Supply The Love? I think the bridge from My Sharona is in there as well.

Songs with the Baba O'Riley Chord Progression

xp: damnit

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2013/10/17/one-track-mind-ex-hex-hot-and-cold/

Timony says she derived “Hot and Cold” partly from Tommy James and the Shondells’ 1968 hit, “Crimson and Clover.” But she also extracted inspiration from a shiny new toy: her 1977 Les Paul Special. “I have a new guitar and I’m really psyched about it,” she says. “It just sounds a lot different from my other guitars so all these [new] songs come from that.”

The new Ex Hex tune streaming at Pitchfork is great. So happy she's back without Wild Flag.

http://pitchfork.com/news/53800-mary-timony-helium-wild-flag-s-new-band-ex-hex-shares-single-hot-and-cold-announces-tour/

To answer my own question from three months ago...

Really like the new song, but the melody is insanely familiar. Crimson & Clover? Something else?

The part of the verse starting at :18 seconds was killing me, but it's the "It was only fantasy / the wall was too high, as you can see / no matter how he tried, He could not break free..." part of "Hey You" by Pink Floyd that was itchin' me

http://brightestyoungthings.com/articles/byt-interviews-ex-hex.htm

They're gonna record their album with Mitch Easter