Artist
Natalie Merchant
Natalie Merchant is an alternative rock artist from Jamestown, NY, USA. 19 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Alternative Rock · Jamestown, NY, USA · Best alternative rock albums
- 19
- Releases
- 1995–2023
- Active years
Artist
Natalie Merchant is an alternative rock artist from Jamestown, NY, USA. 19 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Alternative Rock · Jamestown, NY, USA · Best alternative rock albums
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Motherland
2001
After rising to fame at the helm of the popular folk-rock band 10,000 Maniacs, Natalie Merchant enjoyed even greater success as a solo artist during the mid-'90s. Her literate, socially conscious songs established her among the preeminent women in pop music, while her solo debut -- 1995's Tigerlily -- helped pave the way for a number of female performers in a pre-Lilith Fair market. She continued releasing albums well into the 2000s, often examining specific genres or subjects, although Tigerlily remained her biggest-selling record. Born October 26, 1963, in Jamestown, NY, Merchant joined 10,000 Maniacs at the age of 17 and became the band's driving artistic force. After a pair of successful independent releases, they signed to Elektra in 1985 and briefly became one of the most popular acts in alternative rock, shooting into the Top 40 with 1987's In My Tribe and charting even higher with their follow-up effort, Blind Man's Zoo. Merchant's desire to launch a solo career increased alongside the band's growing reputation, however, and by the time the group sat down to record 1992's Our Time in Eden, she gave her bandmates two years' notice. Following the release of MTV Unplugged in 1…
