Mary Timony of Helium, Ex Hex, and Autoclave has announced her new album Untame the Tiger. Her first new solo album in 15 years is out February 23 via Merge. She’s also announced a 2024 tour and shared the video for lead single “Dominoes.” Check it out below.
Timony produced the new album with Joe Wong and Dennis Kane; Dave Fridmann mixed the album with John Agnello and Kane. It was recorded during a period when she was serving as her parents’ primary caregiver. Both of her parents have since died.
“This was the hardest thing I’ve been through. Every week I had to manage a new crisis. I started realizing that I gotta control the things that I can,” Timony said in a statement. “Because I was making impossible decisions on behalf of my parents, creative choices now seemed more manageable. Since I had to confront the reality of loss, I realized what was important to me about being alive, and I became less scared. The record became my anchor in a time when I was losing so much around me. It felt like all I had—a guide that helped me through, and gave me hope.”
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Untame the Tiger:
01 No Thirds
02 Summer
03 Dominoes
04 Looking for the Sun
05 The Guest
06 Don’t Disappear
07 The Dream
08 Untame the Tiger
09 Not the Only One
Mary Timony:
02-28 Baltimore, MD – Ottobar *
02-29 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s *
03-01 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom *
03-02 Somerville, MA – Crystal Ballroom *
03-03 Amherst, MA – The Drake ^
03-05 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Tavern ^
03-06 Chicago, IL – The Empty Bottle ^
03-08 Cudahy, WI – X-Ray Arcade ^
03-09 Minneapolis, MN – 7th St. Entry ^
03-11 Kalamazoo, MI – Bell’s Eccentric Cafe ^
03-13 Pittsburgh, PA – The Warhol Entrance Space ^
03-14 Washington, DC – Black Cat *
03-23 Seattle, WA – Clock-Out Lounge %
03-24 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios %
03-26 San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop %
03-27 Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst Atrium %
03-28 Los Angeles, CA – Lodge Room %
03-29 San Diego, CA – The Casbah %
03-30 Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room %
* with Birthday Girl DC
^ with Youbet
% with Rosali