Mary's Voice is an album by The Music Tapes. Material from the album was previewed during the band's previous caroling tours. In the lead-up to the album, Julian Koster held a Kickstarter 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's In the Aeroplane Over the Sea.[1][2] The album also features additional instrumentation from several members of the Elephant 6 Collective.

Mary's Voice
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 4, 2012
GenreIndie rock, experimental, psychedelic folk
Length41:28
LabelMerge Records
The Music Tapes chronology
Music Tapes for Clouds and Tornadoes
(2008)
Mary's Voice
(2012)

A music video for "S’Alive to Be Known (May We Starve)" premiered on MTV Hive shortly after the album's release.[3]

Track listing

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  1. "The Dark Is Singing Songs (Sleepy Time Down South)" – 4:42
  2. "Saw and Calliope Organ on Wire" – 0:57
  3. "S' Alive (Pt. 1)" – 0:57
  4. "The Big Beautiful Shops (It's Said That It Could Be Anyone)" – 5:03
  5. "Spare the Dark Streets" – 4:16
  6. "To All Who Say Goodnight" – 5:24
  7. "Intermission (Pt. 1)" – 0:08
  8. "Intermission (Pt. 2)" – 0:08
  9. "Kolyada #3" – 1:43
  10. "Playing Evening" – 4:33
  11. "Go Home Again" – 3:29
  12. "S' Alive to Be Known (May We Starve)" – 3:22
  13. "Untitled" – 0:16
  14. "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.

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References

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  1. ^ "Music Tapes' Julian Koster Sold His Banjo From In The Aeroplane Over The Sea To Fund Circus Tent Tour". Pitchfork. 2012-08-21. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
  2. ^ Jesse Jarnow (2012-09-09). "Julian Koster Talks New Music Tapes Album and Carnivalesque Tour". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
  3. ^ Marissa G. Muller (2012-09-13). "Music video for "S' Alive to Be Known (May We Starve)"". MTV Hive. Retrieved 2012-09-20.