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Natalie Merchant

Natalie Merchant

Natalie Merchant

Sixth solo album from the former 10,000 Maniacs singer, her first album of completely original songs since 2001's Motherland

ADM rating[?]

6.8

Label
Nonesuch
UK Release date
05/05/2014
US Release date
06/05/2014
  1. 8.0 |   The Music

    A deeply personal but completely absorbing songbook
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  2. 8.0 |   The FT

    An ambitious spirit persists from chamber string quartets to compositions with nursery-rhyminess or gospel groove
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  3. 7.0 |   All Music

    Not a progression so much as a deepening and, as such, it offers a quiet comfort for anyone who has ever loved her music
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  4. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Few albums have sounded this slick, this eager to cater to the over-40 crowd who like their tunes palatable and safe, but just as few are loaded with this much barely-disguised raw emotion
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  5. 7.0 |   Mojo

    First album of original recordings for 13years and it's a stonker. Print edition only

  6. 7.0 |   Exclaim

    A challenging, often starkly beautiful, collection
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  7. 6.0 |   Q

    It's not an instant listen but there's wisdom and loveliness to spare. Print edition only

  8. 6.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Sometimes the sheer sumptuousness of the sounds, of Merchant’s cold, clear voice negotiating lush jungles of brass and cathedral-like groves of cello, is enough in itself. Sometimes, you can’t help but wish for more
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  • 4. Go Down Moses N/A
  • 5. Seven Deadly Sins N/A
  • 6. Giving Up Everything N/A
  • 7. Black Sheep N/A
  • 8. It's A-Coming N/A
  • 9. Lulu (Introduction) N/A
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  • 11. The End N/A
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