The Saga of Mayflower May

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The Saga of Mayflower May
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Studio album by
Released2005
Genre Folk
Length35:22
Label Eclipse Records
Beautiful Happiness
Producer Brian McTear and Amy Morrissey
Marissa Nadler chronology
Ballads of Living and Dying
(2004)
''The Saga of Mayflower May''
(2005)
Songs III: Bird on the Water
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Pitchfork 7.8/10 link

The Saga of Mayflower May is Marissa Nadler's second full-length studio album, released in 2005 on US label Eclipse Records, and distributed later that year in Europe by British label Beautiful Happiness. [1] The album followed the breakup of her relationship with her previous collaborator, Myles Baer. She explained, "Heartbreak was like water to a plant for my songwriting. I hate to say it was one of the times where I was feeling the most manic and the most inspired". [2]

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Marissa Nadler.

  1. "Under an Old Umbrella" – 4:13
  2. "The Little Famous Song" – 3:14
  3. "Mr. John Lee (Velveteen Rose)" - 3:34
  4. "Damsels in the Dark" - 1:37
  5. "Lily, Henry, and the Willow Trees" - 2:45
  6. "Yellow Lights" - 2:54
  7. "Old Love Haunts Me in the Morning" - 3:07
  8. "My Little Lark" - 2:54
  9. "In the Time of the Lorry Low" - 3:04
  10. "Calico" - 3:30
  11. "Horses and Their Kin" - 4:30

Credits

Musicians

Production

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References

  1. The Saga of Mayflower May at AllMusic, The Saga of Mayflower May
  2. "PopMatters interview" Erin Lyndal Martin, 'Alabaster Queen: An Interview with Marissa Nadler', PopMatters', 29 May 2013.