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Thursday, October 13, 2011

Mary Lattimore























One of my very favorite sounds in music right now is Mary Lattimore's harp. Her sound is so distinct: clear, celestial, and pure. I first heard her playing on Kurt Vile's latest record, Smoke Ring For My Halo, and since then on Thurston Moore's Demolished Thoughts and Meg Baird's Seasons On Earth. The depth and beauty she adds to these records is unmistakable. All three of these records tap into something every-day, but infinite. Life echoes and post-modern folk songs.

This summer I saw her play with Thurston, et al. here in L.A. at the Troubador. The way the five of them played together was really beautiful- open, yet with such discipline: unplugged but not soft, flickering, dreamy, like late-night black & white poetry. Two guitars, drums, violin, and harp.

Mary has also played with Jarvis Cocker and Fursaxa and is currently working on her first solo record, as well as on projects with Annabel Alpers and Steve Moore. I recently asked her to send me a list of some of her favorite records, which she shares here.


Some Of Mary's Favorites Right Now And Maybe For Forever:

Disintegration - THE CURE
And Don't The Kids Just Love It - TELEVISION PERSONALITIES
Lost Album 78-79 - THE GO-BETWEENS
III - ESPERS
Constant Hitmaker - KURT VILE
Soft Winds - DOROTHY ASHBY (Thurston gave this to me for my birthday recently)
Armchair Boogie - MICHAEL HURLEY
Goat's Head Soup - THE ROLLING STONES
What Are They Doing in Heaven Today? - WASHINGTON PHILLIPS
EVOL - SONIC YOUTH
Lounge Lizards - PURLING HISS
Alone In The Dark Wood - FURSAXA
S/T - ERNIE GRAHAM

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