''The Saga of Mayflower May'' is
Marissa Nadler
Marissa Nadler (born April 5, 1981) is an American musician and fine artist. Active since 2000, she is currently signed to Sacred Bones Records and Bella Union, and released her ninth full-length studio album, ''The Path of the Clouds'', in Oc ...
's second full-length studio album, released in 2005 on US label
Eclipse Records
Eclipse Records is an American independent record label based in Butler, New Jersey.Morley, Hugh R. (December 2, 2007). "Digital Blues: Small Labels Struggle to Survive", '' The Record'', p. B1. The label is best known for bringing the Cleveland b ...
, and distributed later that year in Europe by British label Beautiful Happiness.
The album followed the breakup of her relationship with her previous collaborator, Myles Baer. She explained, "Heartbreak was like water to a plant for my songwriting. I hate to say it was one of the times where I was feeling the most manic and the most inspired".
["PopMatters interview"](_blank)
Erin Lyndal Martin, 'Alabaster Queen: An Interview with Marissa Nadler', PopMatters
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', 29 May 2013.
Track listing
All songs written by Marissa Nadler.
# "Under an Old Umbrella" – 4:13
# "The Little Famous Song" – 3:14
# "Mr. John Lee (Velveteen Rose)" - 3:34
# "Damsels in the Dark" - 1:37
# "Lily, Henry, and the Willow Trees" - 2:45
# "Yellow Lights" - 2:54
# "Old Love Haunts Me in the Morning" - 3:07
# "My Little Lark" - 2:54
# "In the Time of the Lorry Low" - 3:04
# "Calico" - 3:30
# "Horses and Their Kin" - 4:30
Credits
Musicians
*Marissa Nadler - guitar, vocals, 12-string guitar, background vocals.
*Brian McTear - Hammond organ on "Mr. John Lee", "Yellow Lights" and "My Little Lark"
*Nick Castro - tin whistle on "The Little Famous Song", piano on "Old Love Haunts Me in the Morning"
Production
* Recorded at Miner Street/Cycle Sound Studios, Philadelphia, PA. December 2004
* Recorded, mixed and produced by Brian McTear and Amy Morrissey
* Mastered by Paul Hammond and Paul Sinclair at Fat City, Blue Bell, PA
References
External links
Marissa Nadler Official Site
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2005 albums
Marissa Nadler albums