The selection of songs on thus spake the cake were chosen for how well they translate to their simple arrangements here. ‘been’ is warmer in Mary’s chord choices, and lyrically is more optimistic at the possibility of the unknown. The shortest track on thus spake the cake is also the most uplifting. ‘The future’s looking bright and we don’t know where we’ll live, and isn’t that exciting? So much empty space to sing in.’ Write fast, write deep, write better, nothing I ever write will be enough.’ ‘Frantically I wrote you a letter, one I knew I would never send. Considering all of thus spake the cake was written by Mary in her teenage years, the poetic and musical wisdom in these songs is exceptional. Though of course all music is open to interpretation, it’s possible that candelabra is about a relationship that may well be about to happen, but is called to a halt by the protagonist. Mary’s music is the kind that tells a story, and perhaps not always absorbed by the listener the first time around. Don’t let me under your skin, baby, I’m full of false promises.’ ‘Don’t let me into your life, baby, I hurt you enough as it is. Each track is the result of pressing record and capturing an entire take of a song. No vocal overdubs, no reverb, guitar doubles, or anything more than what it is. There is no ‘production’ on thus spake the cake. This combination is the perfect setting for Mary’s gently expressive voice, which is pure performance. ‘I want you to know me through my songs, they’re so much cleaner than anything I could say, and I don’t mind if we sit in silence, as long as you’re near me.’īeginning with the ambient sound of surrounding forest, ‘candelabra’ would be full of birdsong beneath Mary In The Junkyard’s soft classical guitar finger-picking.
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