Mary Timony, singer, songwriter and guitar legend, released the new single video and dropped a new music video for “Summer” from Untame the Tiger (out February 23rd on Merge), her first new solo album in 15 years. She also announced more U.S. tour dates. This song is a hard-rocking approach that explodes into twin guitar solos at the end, reaffirming her guitar hero reputation. “I wanted it to be a guitar stomper kind of in the vein of The Kinks, Jethro Tull or Elf and have simultaneous guitar solos at the end,” says Mary. “I’m excited to play this one live. Betsy Wright of Ex Hex will be on guitar, and I can’t wait to rock those twin solos with her! I’ll also be accompanied by David Christian, Chad Molter, and Anna Wilson. They are all such totally killer musicians.” Mary’s tour starts next month and continues through this summer with newly announced dates in July on sale this Friday, February 2nd, at 10AM local time.
“Summer” starts off with a guitar solo backed up with lyrics talking about the end of the season. Timony sings about seeing into the future and riding “the river in me.” There is a sense of nihilism with he phrase “Maybe its all the same” as if nothing matters in the long run. This continues through “and all the faces really have one name” it dismisses relationships; it’s as if there’s no point in meeting new people. This song challenges the universe asks who could complete the listener. “Who can put it back together again?” Guitar solo in the middle. Despite these morbid undertones, Timony wishes the summer would never end. The song concludes with another guitar solo.
Mary Timony 2024 Tour Dates (new dates in bold):
Wed. Feb. 28 – Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar *
Thu. Feb. 29 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s *
Fri. Mar. 1 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom *
Sat. Mar. 2 – Somerville, MA @ Crystal Ballroom *
Sun. Mar. 3 – Amherst, MA @ The Drake ^
Tue. Mar. 5 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern ^
Wed. Mar. 6 – Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle ^
Fri. Mar. 8 – Cudahy, WI @ X-Ray Arcade ^
Sat. Mar. 9 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry ^
Mon. Mar. 11 – Kalamazoo, MI @ Bell’s Eccentric Cafe ^
Tue. Mar. 12 – Columbus, OH @ Rumba Cafe ^
Wed. Mar. 13 – Pittsburgh, PA @ The Warhol Entrance Space ^
Thu. Mar. 14 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat *
Thu. Mar. 21 – Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Fest
Sat. Mar. 23 – Seattle, WA @ Clock-Out Lounge %
Sun. Mar. 24 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios %
Tue. Mar. 26 – San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop %
Wed. Mar. 27 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst Atrium %
Thu. Mar. 28 – Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room %
Fri. Mar. 29 – San Diego, CA @ The Casbah %
Sat. Mar. 30 – Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room %
Tue. July 23 – Richmond, VA @ The Canal Club
Fri. July 26 – Nashville, TN @ Blue Room
Sat. July 27 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
Sun. July 28 – Asheville, NC @ Eulogy
* w/ Birthday Girl DC
^ w/ Youbet
% w/ Rosali
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