Album · 2023
Keep Your Courage
Keep Your Courage is an album by Natalie Merchant, released in 2023 on Nonesuch, with 10 tracks.
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Album · 2023
Keep Your Courage is an album by Natalie Merchant, released in 2023 on Nonesuch, with 10 tracks.
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10 tracks · 8 min
Keep Your Courage is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant, released on April 14, 2023, by Nonesuch Records. It is her first full-length studio album since 2014's Natalie Merchant and Merchant also promoted the release with a tour, accompanied on some dates by a symphony orchestra. The album has received positive reviews, but faced criticism for its tone and length. Recording, release, and promotion The album is a song cycle built around the concept of having a courageous heart, and is a concept album composed entirely of love songs, which Merchant was inspired to write after having surgery and experiencing healing from love and care by others. Lyrics discuss feelings of isolation that she had during the COVID-19 pandemic and the album also explores political themes and feminism. Many of the songs are written about or to fictional or mythological characters, which is a songwriting tool that Merchant uses to approach contemporary issues. The cover is a photograph of a statue of Joan of Arc that Merchant found many years prior and kept. The album was promoted by two singles: "Come On, Aphrodite" on February 15, 2023, and "Tower of Babel" on March 30…