We’re so pleased to be able to host Mary Gauthier for an in-store performance on Friday, June 3rd at 5:00 PM, as we celebrate the release her new studio album, Dark Enough to See the Stars (In The Black Records). Gauthier’s upcoming record features songs of loss, and songs of love, expressing joy and contentment, while also responding to the pain and sorrow that so many have experienced over the last couple of years.
Over the course of her eight studio albums, Gauthier has firmly planted herself as a truth teller, a songwriter unafraid to dive into the emotional core of her chosen subject. Her poignant songs move people deeply and often evoke an emotive response. It is one of the many things that connect her so deeply to her fans, and why they love her. On Dark Enough To See The Stars, she mourns the loss of dear friends that include John Prine, Nancy Griffith and David Olney, but Gauthier takes a slightly different course by offering an optimistic side of herself with songs that celebrate the joy of new love and personal contentment.
With The Band-inspired opening track “Fall Apart World”, the tender and thoughtful “About Time” and the eternally grateful “Thank God For You”, it’s evident that with Gauthier’s life experience she takes nothing for granted. She also looks at love from a different perspective in remembrance of her departed colleagues and mentors with songs such as “How Could You Be Gone” and “’Til I See You Again”. The title track, co-written with Beth Nielsen Chapman, is a realization that through loss and darkness there can be a beautiful sense of clarity and an understanding about what truly matters.
In addition to performing a short set in the record shop, Gauthier shall sign albums for customers, including all Grimey’s preorders. You can preorder Dark Enough to See the Stars ,on vinyl and CD, in person in the record store and on our site here. Locally placed preorders will be available for pickup at our event; preorders placed for mail order will ship from Grimey’s starting on the week of June 5th.