ACCLAIMED, GRAMMY-NOMINATED ARTIST MARY GAUTHIER RELEASES MOVING NEW TRACK “SOME TIMES”
CO-WRITTEN WITH VINCE GILL, NEW SONG IS A DEEPLY HUMAN REFLECTION OF A LIFE SHAPED BY BOTH PERSONAL MILESTONES AND DEFINING MOMENTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY – LISTEN HERE
FORTHCOMING ALBUM RECKONING FEATURES GAUTHIER’S MOST VITAL AND URGENT WORK DURING THESE CHALLENGING TIMES, OUT SEPTEMBER 25TH VIA SOUNDLY/THIRTY TIGERS
“…Gauthier masterfully makes the personal universal.”
– Associated Press
Nashville, TN – Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter/author Mary Gauthier announces the release of her poignant new song “Some Times,” co-written with Vince Gill. The song appears on her powerful forthcoming album, Reckoning, set for release September 25th on Soundly/Thirty Tigers.
What started as a passing remark from a legendary artist/activist and an old photograph, evolved into a moving, reflective story of the elderly narrator and his experiences. From witnessing the rise and fall of different eras to political assassinations to social progress to deep national division and personal loss, his life becomes a living chronicle of the past eight decades. Listen to “Some Times” HERE.
“I co-wrote this song with Vince Gill,” Gauthier shares. “The idea began after he played a show with Mavis Staples. As they were leaving the stage, Mavis looked at him and said, “We sure have seen some times, haven’t we?” It was a simple, powerful observation that stayed with him and inspired a song called “Some Times,” though it remained unfinished for quite a while.”
“When Vince played it for me, one verse mentioned the Orange Blossom Special, which neither of us knew much about. We discovered it was a high-speed luxury passenger train that ran between Manhattan and Miami from 1925 to 1953, carrying everyone from wealthy vacationers to servicemen, families, dreamers, and working people. It wasn’t just transportation—it was a moving cross-section of America.”
“Then I found an old black-and-white photograph of a waiter in the dining car. I began imagining the thousands of passengers he had served and the reunions, farewells, celebrations, and heartbreaks he had quietly witnessed over the years.”
“That’s when we found the song’s narrator. Instead of telling the story through a passenger’s eyes, we let the waiter speak. From his place in the dining car, he’d had a front-row seat to decades of American life.” She concludes, “Once we found his voice, the song almost wrote itself.”
Alongside sweeping historical events are quieter, deeply human moments, all of which can be relatable reflections of ourselves. “Some Times” captures the feeling of growing older and looking back: watching the world change in ways both inspiring and heartbreaking, grieving those we’ve loved, while still believing that tomorrow can be better. It is a bittersweet rumination on memory, resilience, and the shared journey of simply living a life.
The songs on Reckoning exude an urgency during turbulent times, while offering inspiration and hope. Each song serves as a compelling vignette with characters who arrive at pivotal moments and face choices that ultimately define lives, communities, and even history. After nine critically acclaimed albums, Reckoning is poised to be Gauthier’s most important work to date.
Across more than two decades, Mary Gauthier has built a reputation for fearless songwriting that confronts difficult subjects with honesty and compassion. Throughout Reckoning, Gauthier balances urgency with perspective. It is an intimate, courageous, and deeply resonant work that finds one of our finest songwriters meeting an arduous moment with clarity, compassion, and unwavering faith in the power of storytelling.
Listen to “Some Times” at your preferred DSP’s HERE
Pre-order/pre-save Reckoning HERE
