Mary's Voice
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 | ||||
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| Released | September 4, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, experimental, psychedelic folk | |||
| Length | 41:28 | |||
| Label | Merge Records | |||
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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
    
- "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.
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References
    
- "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.
 - Jesse Jarnow (2012-09-09). "Julian Koster Talks New Music Tapes Album and Carnivalesque Tour". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
 - Marissa G. Muller (2012-09-13). "Music video for "S' Alive to Be Known (May We Starve)"". MTV Hive. Retrieved 2012-09-20.