[Cover photo credit to Maggie By The Millimeter ]

Molly O’Leary (they/them) has released new single “Ticking Of A Clock”, the latest preview from their forthcoming LP Marigold, due out February 23, 2024. On Marigold, the indie musician and songwriter from New Bedford, Massachusetts “charts the highs and lows of their own formidable (and ongoing) journey towards healing, self-acceptance, and self-actualization.”

Marigold was recorded in Nashville with producer and Grammy nominated songwriter Will Hoge, and “Ticking Of A Clock” was written in response to a panic attack that O’Leary experienced while in Indiana on the way to open up for Hoge.

They share:

I wrote ‘Ticking Of A Clock’ after I had a panic attack in the airport on my way to Indiana to open up for Will Hoge. I was having an allergic reaction that directly affected my vocal cords and arms – you know, just the two things I need to sing and play guitar. I had 24 hours to get better, and my anxiety was running wild. Thankfully, I did manage to get it under wraps and had a great show. I have to use coping tools for anxiety fairly often, so this song is a good snapshot into my brain.

Molly O’Leary often uses their songwriting as a form of activism to raise awareness about mental health and social justice. Their art serves as a companion to their professional work as a practicing therapist (O’Leary now works part time in private practice, having previously been on staff as an elementary school counselor).

But Marigold does represent a breakthrough in O’Leary’s own progress:

This album feels like an explosion of what I always dreamed my music would be. And thematically, I think this album is much more mature than my first.

They attribute these breakthroughs to the culmination of nearly a decade of therapy and growth, some of which came through on their previous LP Holding Space.

Upcoming Tour Dates:

JANUARY

20 – New Bedford, MA @ Hewn (Songwriters Showcase)

23 – Facebook Live Feature (Hosted by Steven Rodrigues) @ 7:30 pm EST

FEBRUARY

06 – Somerville, MA @ The Jungle

24 – Providence, RI @ ASKEW (Album Release Show)

MARCH

03 – New Bedford, MA @ Sight V Sound

13 – Amherst, MA @ The Drake