After spine surgery left her unable to sing for 10 months, the Gen X icon is touring again with her first album of new music in nine years It’s an unseasonably cold day in upstate New York, and ...

Natalie Merchant has never been one to follow a predictable path. When her ’80s college-rock outfit 10,000 Maniacs began experiencing mainstream success in the early ’90s, she followed her muse toward ...

At the start of a recent interview I reminded Natalie Merchant it’s been 36 years since our last conversation. I’ll never forget the diminutive lead vocalist of 10,000 Maniacs grabbing my hand and ...

Natalie Merchant has always gone her own way. From her days as the swaying 1980s flower frontwoman of 10,000 Maniacs to her success as a singer-songwriter of bluesy folk ballads in the ’90s, she never ...

NATALIE MERCHANT: (Singing) Oh, Miss Tilly, I think you should know everyone's missing you here. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: That lush, layered contralto voice can belong to only one person - Natalie ...

It seems strange to say it, but Motherland fails because Natalie Merchant sings too well. Many of the songs on this album are soulful, blues-tinged numbers that require a voice that can crack and ...

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The Highwomen, James Brown and yes, the Cranberries. View million-dollar art for auction at one of New York’s auction houses, visit a minimalist retrospective upstate or relax to the new albums of ...

In 2014 Natalie Merchant wowed both critics and fans with a self-titled, self-produced album -- her first record of all-new material in more than 12 years and a triumphant reminder that she remains ...