Mary Lorson and Billy Coté are staples in the indie rock scene. Their band, Madder Rose, first burst upon the world in the mid ?90s and looked to be the band most likely to breathe new life into an independent scene that was becoming stultified by the self-pity and overbearing gravitas of grunge. The band toured constantly across North America, Europe and Japan, playing with the likes of Hole, Veruca Salt, Tanya Donelly, The Lemonheads and more. Now, the duo of Lorson and Coté are back, exploring their musi   [ read more ]

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The combination of Mary Lorson's sultry vocals and the moody backing of Michael Stark's organ and Joe Myer's violin make for some effective modern torch songs. While the lyrics occasionally border on self-pity, they are kept afloat by a consistently satisfying delivery. This is a winning, atmospheric album for late night listening. ~ Tim Sheridan, All Music Guide

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Mary Lorson and Saint Low's Realistic follows the same path as 2002's underrated Tricks for Dawn, featuring as it does achingly pretty and mostly melancholy songs with lush instrumentation and Lorson's sweet but heartfelt vocals. Lorson and her ex-Madder Rose compatriot Billy CotT have improved on that record. The sound is richer and more interesting, the songs are hookier, and overall it is undoubtedly the best record that either of them has been involved in, which is saying somethi   [ read more ]

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