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

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