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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, 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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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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UncutFeb 21, 2024It's notable for uncensored emotional gloom and an evergreen college sound. [Feb 2024, p.37]
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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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The WireMay 14, 2024Indebted to various traditions of US rock, from resonant folk and blues to elegant indie pop, its understated songs are looser and more varied here than in her music with bands like Helium and Ex Hex, as if serving a different, affirming purpose. [Jun 2024, p.61]
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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]