147. Mary Timony Discusses Untame the Tiger

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This is the second of a two-part conversation with Washington, DC-based singer, guitarist and songwriter Mary Timony (Autoclave, Helium, Wild Flag, Ex Hex, solo). Mary talks about the difficult circumstances under which she made her new album, Untame the Tiger, and how her parents’ illnesses and deaths gave her a new perspective. She also discusses the experience of recording parts of the album on the legendary Sound City mixing board and working with drummer Dave Mattacks. Mary explains how writing songs as a member of Wild Flag has played a critical role in Ex Hex’s sound. (Her discussion of Ex Hex first appeared on Ep. 131.)

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0:52 Al’s introduction to Part 2 of the conversation with Mary

2:08 Mary explains how difficult circumstances led her to make Untame the Tiger

7:11 Mary talks about the people she worked with on the new album

12:35 Mary discusses making the album while dealing with her parents’ illnesses and deaths

16:54 Mary explains how that period helped her to put life into a different perspective

18:05 Mary talks about writing and playing with Ex Hex

20:40 The experience of writing songs for Wild Flag changed her songwriting process

24:58 Mary compares the two Ex Hex albums

Outro music is from “Dominoes” by Mary Timony.

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