Mary Strand
@marystrand.bsky.social
Novelist, songwriter, indie rocker, guitarist, athlete, traveler, the sort of person who sneaks Nutella when no one is looking. Often up to no good whatsoever. Second album, I DON'T NEED YOUR PERMISSION, is OUT NOW!
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Mary Strand
@marystrand.bsky.social
· Aug 2
I Don't Need Your Permission, by Mary Strand
13 track album
marystrand.bandcamp.com
My second album, I DON'T NEED YOUR PERMISSION, is out now from Hygh Tension Records / @virginmusic.com! On all the streamings + CDs (vinyl to come)!
Bandcamp: marystrand.bandcamp.com/album/i-dont...
All other streaming: ffm.to/marystrandpe...
Bandcamp: marystrand.bandcamp.com/album/i-dont...
All other streaming: ffm.to/marystrandpe...
Blogging today! All about dream jobs vs. Plan B. yaoutsidethelines.blogspot.com/2025/11/drea... #YAOTLblog #writingcommunity #dreamjob
Dreams vs. Reality ... and Sometimes the Twain Shall Meet (Mary Strand)
This month at YA Outside the Lines, we're talking about dream jobs vs. Plan B, or what you might call reality. I didn't work in high schoo...
yaoutsidethelines.blogspot.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Blogging today! All about dream jobs vs. Plan B. yaoutsidethelines.blogspot.com/2025/11/drea... #YAOTLblog #writingcommunity #dreamjob
"[D]eserves to be circulated, listened to loudly and attentively, because it proves that rock remains a language capable of healing, prodding, and moving consciousness."
Muito obrigada, @radioarmazem.bsky.social! Sweet review of I Don't Need Your Permission!
www.radioarmazem.net/noticia/1254...
Muito obrigada, @radioarmazem.bsky.social! Sweet review of I Don't Need Your Permission!
www.radioarmazem.net/noticia/1254...
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Não Vendemos Chiado!
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October 31, 2025 at 5:54 PM
"[D]eserves to be circulated, listened to loudly and attentively, because it proves that rock remains a language capable of healing, prodding, and moving consciousness."
Muito obrigada, @radioarmazem.bsky.social! Sweet review of I Don't Need Your Permission!
www.radioarmazem.net/noticia/1254...
Muito obrigada, @radioarmazem.bsky.social! Sweet review of I Don't Need Your Permission!
www.radioarmazem.net/noticia/1254...
"[A]n unapologetic declaration that one woman’s voice can still cut through the noise."
Huge thanks to Illustrate Magazine and reviewer Naomi Joan for this wonderful review of my new album, I Don't Need Your Permission!
illustratemagazine.com/i-dont-need-...
Huge thanks to Illustrate Magazine and reviewer Naomi Joan for this wonderful review of my new album, I Don't Need Your Permission!
illustratemagazine.com/i-dont-need-...
I Don’t Need Your Permission by Mary Strand: Album Review | Illustrate Magazine
I Don’t Need Your Permission by Mary Strand: Album Review
illustratemagazine.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
"[A]n unapologetic declaration that one woman’s voice can still cut through the noise."
Huge thanks to Illustrate Magazine and reviewer Naomi Joan for this wonderful review of my new album, I Don't Need Your Permission!
illustratemagazine.com/i-dont-need-...
Huge thanks to Illustrate Magazine and reviewer Naomi Joan for this wonderful review of my new album, I Don't Need Your Permission!
illustratemagazine.com/i-dont-need-...
"The talented artist’s stunning vocals cut through with a boldness that matches the song’s message perfectly, carrying both grit and confidence."
Big thanks, Beach House music blog and reviewer Ellie Malkin, for your review of my song "I Don't Need Your Permission"! beachhousemag.co/mary-strand-...
Big thanks, Beach House music blog and reviewer Ellie Malkin, for your review of my song "I Don't Need Your Permission"! beachhousemag.co/mary-strand-...
Mary Strand – “I Don’t Need Your Permission”
Mary Strand’s latest single, “I Don’t Need Your Permission”, shows a confident and unapologetic side of the Minneapolis-based indie rocker. As the final release ahead of her upcoming sophomore albu…
beachhousemag.co
October 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
"The talented artist’s stunning vocals cut through with a boldness that matches the song’s message perfectly, carrying both grit and confidence."
Big thanks, Beach House music blog and reviewer Ellie Malkin, for your review of my song "I Don't Need Your Permission"! beachhousemag.co/mary-strand-...
Big thanks, Beach House music blog and reviewer Ellie Malkin, for your review of my song "I Don't Need Your Permission"! beachhousemag.co/mary-strand-...
It's blogging day for me at YA Outside the Lines! All about parents and authority figures, and what the heck to do about them in fiction. yaoutsidethelines.blogspot.com/2025/10/live... #YAOTLblog #blogging #writingcommunity
Live and Let Die (Mary Strand)
This month at YA Outside the Lines, we're talking about parents and authority figures, presumably in YA (young adult) novels. But, I mean, y...
yaoutsidethelines.blogspot.com
October 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
It's blogging day for me at YA Outside the Lines! All about parents and authority figures, and what the heck to do about them in fiction. yaoutsidethelines.blogspot.com/2025/10/live... #YAOTLblog #blogging #writingcommunity
Check out my interview today (actually, from a few days ago) with Aldora Britain Records! Great chatting with them!
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bit.ly/aldorabritai...
The Cain Pit, Eliza Rush, and Mary Strand (#AB413).pdf
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September 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Check out my interview today (actually, from a few days ago) with Aldora Britain Records! Great chatting with them!
bit.ly/aldorabritai...
bit.ly/aldorabritai...
Big thanks to Dancing About Architecture for its VIDEO PREMIERE (and wonderful review) of my brand-new offical music video for my song "Least of All Her"! dancing-about-architecture.com/video-premie... #domesticviolence #videopremiere #newmusic
September 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Big thanks to Dancing About Architecture for its VIDEO PREMIERE (and wonderful review) of my brand-new offical music video for my song "Least of All Her"! dancing-about-architecture.com/video-premie... #domesticviolence #videopremiere #newmusic
This month's blog at YA Outside the Lines: all about stress. I know it well. :-) yaoutsidethelines.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-... #lifebalance #writingcommunity #blog #YAOTLblog
yaoutsidethelines.blogspot.com
September 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
This month's blog at YA Outside the Lines: all about stress. I know it well. :-) yaoutsidethelines.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-... #lifebalance #writingcommunity #blog #YAOTLblog
Sweeeeet! I made the COVER of the latest issue of Making a Scene magazine, and I'm featured in a long interview with publisher Richard L'Hommedieu! SO FREAKING HAPPY! Thank you, Richard! And Making a Scene! www.makingascene.org/mary-strand-...
September 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Sweeeeet! I made the COVER of the latest issue of Making a Scene magazine, and I'm featured in a long interview with publisher Richard L'Hommedieu! SO FREAKING HAPPY! Thank you, Richard! And Making a Scene! www.makingascene.org/mary-strand-...
Blogging today at YAOTL! About first cars! yaoutsidethelines.blogspot.com/2025/08/vroo... #writingcommunity #yaotlblog
VROOM, Baby! (Mary Strand)
This month at YA Outside the Lines, we're reminiscing about first cars. SWEET! I'm a car chick. I'm also kidlet # 7 out of 8 in my famil...
yaoutsidethelines.blogspot.com
August 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Blogging today at YAOTL! About first cars! yaoutsidethelines.blogspot.com/2025/08/vroo... #writingcommunity #yaotlblog
My second album, I DON'T NEED YOUR PERMISSION, is out now from Hygh Tension Records / @virginmusic.com! On all the streamings + CDs (vinyl to come)!
Bandcamp: marystrand.bandcamp.com/album/i-dont...
All other streaming: ffm.to/marystrandpe...
Bandcamp: marystrand.bandcamp.com/album/i-dont...
All other streaming: ffm.to/marystrandpe...
I Don't Need Your Permission, by Mary Strand
13 track album
marystrand.bandcamp.com
August 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
My second album, I DON'T NEED YOUR PERMISSION, is out now from Hygh Tension Records / @virginmusic.com! On all the streamings + CDs (vinyl to come)!
Bandcamp: marystrand.bandcamp.com/album/i-dont...
All other streaming: ffm.to/marystrandpe...
Bandcamp: marystrand.bandcamp.com/album/i-dont...
All other streaming: ffm.to/marystrandpe...
Pre-save, pre-buy, pre pre pre my album! (Everywhere except Bandcamp, which is coming tomorrow.) Official release day is next Friday, but there'll be CDs at the Hook & Ladder show next Thursday and vinyl this fall. Here's the link!
ffm.to/marystrandpe...
ffm.to/marystrandpe...
Mary Strand - I Don't Need Your Permission
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July 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Pre-save, pre-buy, pre pre pre my album! (Everywhere except Bandcamp, which is coming tomorrow.) Official release day is next Friday, but there'll be CDs at the Hook & Ladder show next Thursday and vinyl this fall. Here's the link!
ffm.to/marystrandpe...
ffm.to/marystrandpe...
With only two weeks to go (!!) before my next album releases, lots of stuff is happening. Here's an interview I did yesterday with Vents Magazine that gives some insights into the making of the album, I Don't Need Your Permission.
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INTERVIEW: Mary Strand - Vents MagaZine
1.) We’re very excited to have some time today with acclaimed rock music artist, author, and lawyer
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July 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
With only two weeks to go (!!) before my next album releases, lots of stuff is happening. Here's an interview I did yesterday with Vents Magazine that gives some insights into the making of the album, I Don't Need Your Permission.
ventsmagazine.com/2025/07/17/i...
ventsmagazine.com/2025/07/17/i...
My sixth and final single, "I Don't Need Your Permission," from my upcoming second album is out now from Hygh Tension Records (TLG) / @virginmusic.com! On all the streamings! Here's Bandcamp: marystrand.bandcamp.com/track/i-dont...
July 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
My sixth and final single, "I Don't Need Your Permission," from my upcoming second album is out now from Hygh Tension Records (TLG) / @virginmusic.com! On all the streamings! Here's Bandcamp: marystrand.bandcamp.com/track/i-dont...
Blogging today! About first jobs! yaoutsidethelines.blogspot.com/2025/07/work...
Work You Love (Mary Strand)
This month at YA Outside the Lines, we're supposed to talk about first jobs and first bosses. Since we're young adult authors and theoretica...
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July 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Blogging today! About first jobs! yaoutsidethelines.blogspot.com/2025/07/work...
Thank you so much!
💥Power-pop and melodic pop-rock: recent songs that don't ask for permission
“Last Days in the Sun” @badvalentines.bsky.social
“Least of All Her” @marystrand.bsky.social
“1999 (Take Me Back)” The Airport 77s
“Falling All Over Myself” @crosswordsmiles.bsky.social
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“Last Days in the Sun” @badvalentines.bsky.social
“Least of All Her” @marystrand.bsky.social
“1999 (Take Me Back)” The Airport 77s
“Falling All Over Myself” @crosswordsmiles.bsky.social
queridobartleby.es/4-songs-by-4...
4 Songs By 4 Artists 2025: Serie Esencial | Querido Bartleby
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July 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Thank you so much!
On Tuesday, I had an ABSOLUTE BLAST chatting with Gary Dranow on his All Things Music podcast ... and now our conversation is up on YouTube. An hour flew by in the blink of an eye!
If you're interested: www.youtube.com/watch?v=frMF...
If you're interested: www.youtube.com/watch?v=frMF...
A Conversation with Mary Strand - he Gary Dranow Band Show
YouTube video by All Things Music with Gary Dranow
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June 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
On Tuesday, I had an ABSOLUTE BLAST chatting with Gary Dranow on his All Things Music podcast ... and now our conversation is up on YouTube. An hour flew by in the blink of an eye!
If you're interested: www.youtube.com/watch?v=frMF...
If you're interested: www.youtube.com/watch?v=frMF...
My fifth single, "Does Any of This Really Matter," from my upcoming second album is out now from Hygh Tension Records / Virgin Music Group! On all the streamings! Here's Bandcamp: marystrand.bandcamp.com/track/does-a...
June 13, 2025 at 10:31 AM
My fifth single, "Does Any of This Really Matter," from my upcoming second album is out now from Hygh Tension Records / Virgin Music Group! On all the streamings! Here's Bandcamp: marystrand.bandcamp.com/track/does-a...
Blogging today! About trying to find a happy ending, in fiction and in life. yaoutsidethelines.blogspot.com/2025/06/in-s... #writingcommunity #YAOTLblog
In Search of a Happy Ending (Mary Strand)
This month at YA Outside the Lines, we're supposed to talk about EITHER crushing/heartbreak OR world issues. For many of us in the United ...
yaoutsidethelines.blogspot.com
June 6, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Blogging today! About trying to find a happy ending, in fiction and in life. yaoutsidethelines.blogspot.com/2025/06/in-s... #writingcommunity #YAOTLblog
My fourth single, "Least of All Her," from my upcoming second album is out now from Hygh Tension Records / Virgin Music Group! On all the streamings! Here's Bandcamp: marystrand.bandcamp.com/track/least-...
May 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
My fourth single, "Least of All Her," from my upcoming second album is out now from Hygh Tension Records / Virgin Music Group! On all the streamings! Here's Bandcamp: marystrand.bandcamp.com/track/least-...
Blogging today! All about identity, secret and otherwise. yaoutsidethelines.blogspot.com/2025/05/who-... #YAOTLblog #writingcommunity #blog
Who Am I? No, Really (Mary Strand)
This month at YA Outside the Lines, we're talking about identity and belonging. I think this is a common question for teens and young adul...
yaoutsidethelines.blogspot.com
May 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Blogging today! All about identity, secret and otherwise. yaoutsidethelines.blogspot.com/2025/05/who-... #YAOTLblog #writingcommunity #blog
SURPRISE! Amazon asked me to turn my novels into audiobooks! First two: book 1 of my 4-book Bennet Sisters YA series and book 1 of my Pendulum adult trilogy. The rest: arriving soon. #newaudiobooks
Audiobook links:
PP&PUB: www.amazon.com/dp/B0F38RFK3C
Catfish Bar: www.amazon.com/dp/B0F38P6Y1Z
Audiobook links:
PP&PUB: www.amazon.com/dp/B0F38RFK3C
Catfish Bar: www.amazon.com/dp/B0F38P6Y1Z
April 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
SURPRISE! Amazon asked me to turn my novels into audiobooks! First two: book 1 of my 4-book Bennet Sisters YA series and book 1 of my Pendulum adult trilogy. The rest: arriving soon. #newaudiobooks
Audiobook links:
PP&PUB: www.amazon.com/dp/B0F38RFK3C
Catfish Bar: www.amazon.com/dp/B0F38P6Y1Z
Audiobook links:
PP&PUB: www.amazon.com/dp/B0F38RFK3C
Catfish Bar: www.amazon.com/dp/B0F38P6Y1Z
Blogging today! About preferring social media vs. real-life connections. Tough decision! (NOT.) yaoutsidethelines.blogspot.com/2025/04/real... #YAOTLblog #writingcommunity
Real Life: Sign Me Up! (Mary Strand)
This month at YA Outside the Lines, we're talking about social media vs. real connections with people. (It's a bit ironic to talk about th...
yaoutsidethelines.blogspot.com
April 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Blogging today! About preferring social media vs. real-life connections. Tough decision! (NOT.) yaoutsidethelines.blogspot.com/2025/04/real... #YAOTLblog #writingcommunity
My third single, "For All of Us (Dear Taylor)," from my upcoming second album is out now from Hygh Tension Records / Virgin Music Group! On all the streamings! Here's Bandcamp: marystrand.bandcamp.com/track/for-al...
April 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
My third single, "For All of Us (Dear Taylor)," from my upcoming second album is out now from Hygh Tension Records / Virgin Music Group! On all the streamings! Here's Bandcamp: marystrand.bandcamp.com/track/for-al...
Friends! I have a website (www.marystrand.com) and a newsletter about my writing AND music. You can sign up for the newsletter here: eepurl.com/M0EwH. Or sign up at my website. Easy-peasy! Subscribers get a free short story AND a free mp3. So! Sign up! If you like! Thanks!
April 3, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Friends! I have a website (www.marystrand.com) and a newsletter about my writing AND music. You can sign up for the newsletter here: eepurl.com/M0EwH. Or sign up at my website. Easy-peasy! Subscribers get a free short story AND a free mp3. So! Sign up! If you like! Thanks!