Another preview of the forthcoming album from singer/songwriter, yogi and International Retreat Guide Mary Bue.  With Trying to Fight the Wind, Mary draws inspiration from the brutal winters of Minnesota.

Release Date:  17^th January 2025

Label: Self Release

Formats: Digital

DRIVING THAT MESSAGE HOME

Singer/songwriter, yogi and International Retreat Guide, Mary Bue came to our attention only recently when her single, Bedding Down With the Deer, flipped across my desk to brighten an otherwise dull November afternoon.  It turned out that Bedding Down… was the fourth single that Mary had issued to preview her forthcoming album, The Wildness of Living and Dying (out on 7^th February – watch this space…) and, now, to ensure that Mary’s message is driven well and truly home, here comes another one, new single Trying To Fight The Wind

The Wildness Of Living And Dying is a collection of songs that contemplate issues of trauma, uncertainty, compassion and healing with music, which were composed in the years surrounding a traumatic carjacking experience that Mary suffered in late 2020.  The songs express strength in vulnerability, resilience of the human spirit, the growth experienced within a cycle of destruction and, ultimately, transformation.  With Trying To Fight The Wind, Mary contemplates the effects of invisible pressure and draws inspiration from the brutal winters of her native Minnesota.

Mary elaborates on that inspiration: “Wind fascinates me – a power that we can’t see.  An invisible force that blows down trees, buildings, and creates massive damage…  [Trying To Fight The Wind] speaks to systematic pressure and the ‘heard it on the wind’ quality of gossip, misapprehension and lies that can run our societal show, especially in these unprecedented times.  It speaks to the idiom of ‘spitting in the wind’ – the feeling of trying so hard to create something, to prove something, to speak truth to power – and the feeling that it’s going nowhere – the spit flies right back in your face.”

PULSES, PERSISTS AND PERSUADES

The spacy backing to Trying To Fight The Wind captures the desolation of that Minnesotan winter perfectly, as light keyboard flourishes combine with a heavy, heavy bass sound to add a touch of warmth and  Mary’s message is relentless and desperate:  “You’re trying to fight the wind, the fires are lickin’ in, the swirl of change begins; you don’t know where you’re goin’,” in a song that pulses, persists and, ultimately, persuades.

Keep an eye on these pages – an in-depth review of The Wildness Of Living And Dying is on the way…

Listen to Mary’s November 2024 single, Bedding Down With the Deer – another track from her forthcoming album, The Wildness Of Living And Dying, here:

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