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Helium
The Magic City
1997

I first caught wind of Helium back in '97, when a quaint little idea called MTV2 played a video from this album. The song was "Leon's Space Song" and while the video was quite cheesy, the song itself somehow transcended it. The music felt subversive, too. Singer Mary Timony seemingly culled her lyrics from a teenage girl's diary, yet there was obviously something nasty bubbling up from within. I ended up purchasing their first full-length, Dirt of Luck, after seeing the video. Confirmed. This chick is dirty. Well, the act is given a spit shine on this, their final platter, and its a masterpiece to me.

Mary Timony (site)