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Mary TimonyEx HexContributor: Joel EdelmanMary Timony was always one of those singers stuck in my "recommended if you like" pile. I knew she was great, but like so many others, I just didn't have the time to find out first hand. And of course I've been missing out all these years because of my stubbornness. On Ex Hex, Timony gets a little more rock-ous than on her previous solo albums, but it doesn't sound contrived. "On the Floor" begins things with infectious guitar. It's quite grooving, kids. "Return to Pirates" is as metaphorical as everything else that Timony does, so the song is not really about pirates, or even Pittsburgh. But it has one of the best rhyming lines that I have heard this year: I cannot love you more/said the doctor to the whore/I want to be in the garden of love, led by a lamb and a little white dove. The music in "Return to Pirates" is also filled with hooks, so much so, in fact, that I really can't consider this album dolphin-safe. Man, I love this song. The keyboards on "In the Grass" are etherially haunting. And more great lyrics too: I was on the bus/trying to get off/jamming to The Fat Boys/when I was lost. Don't be scared by Timony's return to rock. It's still good stuff. She can still sing, and the writing is as sardonic as ever. You just can't help but want to give her a hug or a high-five. Your choice. You can contact the author at: jughead@agouti.com 794 |
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