Mary Lattimore
Hundreds of Days
Release Date: May 18, 2018
Genre(s): Avant-Garde, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
Record label: Ghostly International
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Album Review: Hundreds of Days by Mary Lattimore
Great, Based on 4 Critics
Based on rating 8/10
Harpist Mary Lattimore recorded her first album for Ghostly International, 2016's At the Dam, while traveling throughout the United States, stopping at Joshua Tree in California as well as a friend's house in Marfa, Texas. By the time she released Hundreds of Days in 2018, she had settled in Los Angeles after a lengthy stay in Philadelphia, where she had become an intrinsic part of the city's indie and experimental music scenes, as well as a residency at the Headlands Center for the Arts, located in the Bay Area. Hundreds of Days was born from this residency, and it's shaped by the memories of her past experiences as well as the hope and excitement of her new life on the West Coast.
Based on rating 8/10
After moving from her longtime home of Philadelphia to Los Angeles, harpist Mary Lattimore accepted an artist residency on the coast of her new state, spending her time writing and recording what would become her latest LP, Hundreds of Days. Inspired by the move from her former home and shaped by her eagerness to learn new instruments, Lattimore's third LP is centrally based on the act of discovery. Listening to this seven-track/50-minute LP, it's clear that Lattimore has written Hundreds of Days with a sense of internal exploration, as ….
Based on rating 7.8/10
There's a striking photograph of Mary Lattimore that tells you more than any sentence could about the vibe of her music. It's a dusty, black-and-white image, in the style of Walker Evans, that shows Lattimore holding her enormous, 47-string Lyon & Healy harp in the middle of an arid-looking plain. Behind her there is dirt, bushland, and, in the distance, a mountain range.
Based on rating 3.5
If 2016's At The Dam was a product of travel, Mary Lattimore's follow-up album was created through immersion in its environment. Recorded in a barn in Marin County, CA, the surrounding nature was a significant influence on Hundreds Of Days, and because of this the album has a tranquil quality running through it. The songs tend to feature elegant melodic figures played by Mary Lattimore on her harp, which form the basis of structures that build over the course of several minutes.
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