Mary Timony—singer, songwriter, and guitar legend—presents her new single/video, “The Guest,” from Untame the Tiger, her first new solo album in 15 years. Following lead single “Dominoes,” the stripped-back acoustic instrumentation of “The Guest” conjures Sweetheart-era Byrds. Stream and share “The Guest” wherever you listen to music, and pre-order Untame the Tiger on CD, LP, or limited edition neon pink Peak Vinyl from the Merge store where it’s available bundled with an exclusive slipmat and t-shirt.
Recorded in Baltimore at J. Robbins’ Magpie Cage studio, “The Guest” features David Christian on drums and Brian Betancourt on bass, with Betsy Wright and Dennis Kane singing backup. Mary describes it as a song sung directly to loneliness: “I was imagining loneliness as a house guest who keeps knocking on your door. I thought it would be funny to say loneliness is the only one who always comes back.”
The accompanying video for “The Guest,” made by Mary’s longtime friend and collaborator Brett Vapnek, was filmed around Santa Barbara, CA. “The first video Brett and I made together was in about 1995 for the Helium song ‘Honeycomb,’ and later she also did one for ‘Dr. Cat’ (on The Golden Dove). I also acted in a short movie she made called Dream Machine,” Mary says.
This February, Timony will embark on a U.S. tour in support of Untame the Tiger. A full list of dates is below, and tickets are on sale now!
Mary Timony on tour:
Feb 28 Baltimore, MD – Ottobar*
Feb 29 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s*
Mar 01 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom*
Mar 02 Somerville, MA – Crystal Ballroom*
Mar 03 Amherst, MA – The Drake^
Mar 05 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Tavern^
Mar 06 Chicago, IL – The Empty Bottle^
Mar 08 Cudahy, WI – X-Ray Arcade^
Mar 09 Minneapolis, MN – 7th St. Entry^
Mar 11 Kalamazoo, MI – Bell’s Eccentric Cafe^
Mar 13 Pittsburgh, PA – The Warhol Entrance Space^
Mar 14 Washington, DC – Black Cat*
Mar 21 Boise, ID – Treefort Music Fest
Mar 23 Seattle, WA – Clock-Out Lounge%
Mar 24 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios%
Mar 26 San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop%
Mar 27 Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst Atrium%
Mar 28 Los Angeles, CA – Lodge Room%
Mar 29 San Diego, CA – The Casbah%
Mar 30 Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room%
* w/ Birthday Girl DC
^ w/ Youbet
% w/ Rosali
