The Golden Dove

The Golden Dove is the second solo album by Mary Timony. It was released on May 21, 2002, on Matador Records.

The Golden Dove
Studio album by Mary Timony
Released	May 21, 2002
Label	Matador
Producer	Mary Timony, Mark Linkous
Mary Timony chronology
Mountains (2000) The Golden Dove (2002) Ex Hex (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Pitchfork	7.1/10
Stylus Magazine	C

Critical reception

AllMusic thought that "The Golden Dove puts the 'independent' back in indie-rock: It's beautiful, weird, and difficult to love." The Washington Post wrote that "the songs jump from poetic fantasies accompanied by British-folk arpeggios to earthy resentments over choppy punk chords." The Chicago Tribune praised the "beguiling instrumental color and gentle lyricism."

In a 2017 Pitchfork feature, musician Sadie Dupuis dubbed Dove "one of the most influential records to me" and called its songs "creepy and sad and surprising." She singled Dove out in particular for exemplifying Timony's "adventurous talent for arrangement".

Track listing

1. "Look a Ghost in the Eye"
2. "The Mirror"
3. "Blood Tree"
4. "Dr. Cat"
5. "The Owl's Escape"
6. "Musik and Charming Melodee"
7. "14 Horses"
8. "Magic Power"
9. "The White Room"
10. "Ant's Dance"
11. "Dryad and the Mule"
12. "Ash and Alice"