Mary Timony
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Mary Bozana Timony (born October 17, 1970) is an American independent singer-songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist, bassist, and violist. She has been a member of the bands Helium, Autoclave, Wild Flag, and Hammered Hulls, and currently fronts Ex Hex.
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Born | (1970-10-17) October 17, 1970 (age 53) Washington, D.C., United States |
Genres | Noise pop, post-punk, indie rock |
Years active | 1990–present |
Timony's music is often heavy and dark, frequently using drones, beats, and modal melodies reminiscent of European Medieval music. She uses a number of alternate guitar tunings, most prominent of which is DADGAE. Timony's influences include Wire, the Slits, Fugazi, and Television.[1]
Her unique style has been cited as an influence amongst well respected and admired musicians such as Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney, Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz and many more.[2] Rolling Stone ranked Timony at number 95 on their 2023 list of the 250 greatest guitarists of all time.[3]