Mary Lorson & Saint Low - Realistic

Never one to rest on her laurels, Mary, a prolific songwriter, began working on the album after the release of 2003's 'Piano Creeps' a collection of atmospheric and evocative compositions penned with her partner Billy Cote. While some of the songs on 'Realistic' are inspired by the birth of their son Roman, quite a lot of the material was composed after Mary was diagnosed, and successfully treated, for breast cancer in Autumn 2003. One of the album's most endearing qualities is it's human warmth. Every word and every note is heartfelt, but it never enters the realm of self pity. The album also includes a song called 'Lonely Boy' which Mary wrote after the death of Elliot Smith, her favorite contemporary songwriter. Cooking Vinyl. 2005.