''Mary's Voice'' is an album by
The Music Tapes
The Music Tapes is an experimental pop music and performance art project of Elephant 6 member Julian Koster (also of Neutral Milk Hotel). The Music Tapes is characterized by unusual orchestrations (such as singing saw and bowed banjo), the u ...
. Material from the album was previewed during the band's previous caroling tours. In the lead-up to the album,
Julian Koster
Julian Koster (born July 26, 1972) is an American multidisciplinary artist. As a musician, he is a member of the Elephant 6 Collective, the leader of The Music Tapes, and a member of Neutral Milk Hotel. He is known for writing, directing, and a ...
held a
Kickstarter
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campaign for a subsequent tour, with rewards including signed copies/master copies of the album, personalized messages and images, and Koster's banjo used on previous albums, most notably
Neutral Milk Hotel
Neutral Milk Hotel was an American band formed by Jeff Mangum in Ruston, Louisiana, in 1989. They were active until 1998, and then from 2013 to 2015. The band's music featured a deliberately low-quality sound, influenced by indie rock and psy ...
's ''
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea''. The album also features additional instrumentation from several members of the
Elephant 6 Collective.
A music video for "S’Alive to Be Known (May We Starve)" premiered on MTV Hive shortly after the album's release.
Track listing
#"The Dark Is Singing Songs (Sleepy Time Down South)" – 4:42
#"Saw and Calliope Organ on Wire" – 0:57
#"S' Alive (Pt. 1)" – 0:57
#"The Big Beautiful Shops (It's Said That It Could Be Anyone)" – 5:03
#"Spare the Dark Streets" – 4:16
#"To All Who Say Goodnight" – 5:24
#"Intermission (Pt. 1)" – 0:08
#"Intermission (Pt. 2)" – 0:08
#"Kolyada #3" – 1:43
#"Playing ''Evening''" – 4:33
#"Go Home Again" – 3:29
#"S' Alive to Be Known (May We Starve)" – 3:22
#"Untitled" – 0:16
#"Takeshi and Elijah" – 6:37
Note: The tracks "Intermission (Pt. 1)" and "Intermission (Pt. 2)" only appear on the CD and digital versions of the album. They are included to represent the flipping of a vinyl record.
External links
Official site of The Music TapesMerge Records site for ''Mary's Voice''Stream of ''Mary's Voice''Merge Records site for The Music Tapes
References
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2012 albums
Merge Records albums
The Music Tapes albums