"Least of All Her" Provides a Soaring Call to Action From Multi-Media Artist Mary Strand

Minneapolis-based avant-garde artist Mary Strand is back with a powerful and emotional song, "Least of All Her", the third and final single from her long-awaited equal rights record I Don't Need Your Permission, released on August 1, 2023. Mary Strand uses unrefined lyrics and dynamic instrumentation to tackle the serious issue of violence against women and elevate the voices of people who often have no voice.

"Least of All Her" was written in response to a music prompt. It is an emotional song, but it expresses Ms. Strand's passion for justice and empathy, and that makes it powerful. This is an unflinching, passionate call to action for people to advocate for people who are abused. Ms. Strand's lyrics that tell the story of abuse, through emotional mandate, emotional space and dynamic haunches of lyrics, writes with tension and reality: "Another day in a girl's life / That might end before it begins / With a chokehold, a gun, or a knife / But the truth is no one wins / Least of all her" Ms. Strand gives no subtext, direct, clear, strong and unapologetic; her work is a call to action for individuals and communities to take a stand.

The single includes Mary Strand & The Garage, with Ryan Smith on lead guitar, Mark Wade on bass, and Jack Strand on drums. They are a garage rock quartet that borrows the power, energy, and flavors of punk rock and the licks of power-pop. They have made a rough, immediate sound that is aggressive and very emotional.

"Least of All Her" is a song that serves as a call to arms for empowerment and change, encouraging people to remember that we have to stand together to move forward.

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