“Wind fascinates me – a power that we can’t see. An invisible force that blows down trees, buildings, and create massive damage, created by pressure. This song speaks to systemic pressure and the ‘heard it on the wind’ quality of gossip, misapprehension, and lies that can run our societal show, especially in these ‘unprecedented times.’ It speaks to the idiom of ‘spitting in the wind’- the feeling of trying so hard to create something, to prove something, to speak truth to power – and the feeling that it’s going nowhere – the spit flies right back at your face,'” describes singer-songwriter Mary Bue about her new track “Trying to Fight the Wind.”
With the recent Los Angeles fires that burned towns to the ground due to the power of the Santa Anna winds, the power of movement of air has never had such an immediate consequence. It allows us to rethink how transformative it could be. Bue honors the comfy vibes of Aimee Mann with her glossy alt-rock touch that shimmers with a vibrant sense of hope and redemption. When Bue sings “you don’t know where you going,” we can all assume that we can never predict our tomorrows, yet the unexpected finds a sense of reasoning in the artist’s freeing openheartedness.
Check out the Glide premiere of “Trying To Fight The Wind,” (below) off her upcoming album The Wildness of Living and Dying. Bue’s music is renowned for its ability to touch on themes of the human condition: love, loss, survival, dreams, and the natural world. The world and particularly southern California certain can use the power of Mary Bue now. The collection of songs in The Wildness contemplates issues of trauma, uncertainty, compassion, and healing with music. They were composed in the years surrounding a traumatic carjacking experience in late 2020 and express strength in vulnerability, the resilience of the human spirit, the growth experienced within a cycle of destruction, and, ultimately, transformation.