Motherland


1. This House Is On Fire
2. Motherland
3. Saint Judas
4. Put The Law On You
5. Build A Levee
6. Golden Boy
7. The Ballad Of Henry Darger
8. the worst thing
9. Tell Yourself
10. Just Can’t Last
11. Not In This Life
12. I’m Not Gonna Beg
Sound Samples are poor quality. If you enjoyed these samples, BUY THE ALBUM. You can find it at Amazon.com, CDNow.com and good stores online, as well as in your favorite store on 13th November. Songs has copyright by Elektra Records/Warner Music.

LYRICS

119 Review Motherland, the new long-awaited Natalie Merchant’s fourth album, produced by T Bone Burnett (Wallflowers, Gilliam Welch, Eels, Counting Crows), features 12 tracks, a mixture of the soul of Ophelia and the heart of her previous Folk Tour. The title track, Motherland, a beautiful folk song, gives the spirit of this album.

Three years since the last studio release – Ophelia (98) – this waiting certainly won’t dissapoint fans. And Motherland Tour seems to be quite promising.

From the catchy Just Can’t Last to the touching Tell Yourself, Motherland is less darker than previous album (i.e. more accessible). Surprisingly, it features different Natalie’s vocal tones at Golden Boy and The Ballad of Henry Darger, a medieval-like tune, bringing even more emotion to the album.

Hightlights: Just Can’t Last, Tell Yourself, Golden Boy, Not in this Life

TECHNICAL NOTES:
Production: T Bone Burnett
Band: ERIK DELLA PENNA (guitar, banjo), GABRIEL GORDON (guitar), GRAHAM MABY (bass), ELIZABETH STEEN (keyboards), MATT CHAMBERLAIN (drums), DAVID RALIKE (sax).
Additional Musicians: (as Elektra info) music legend MAVIS STAPLES, string arrangements written by STEPHEN BARBER on three songs as well as cameo appearances by VAN DYKE PARKS (accordion) and GREG LEISZ (guitar, banjo, mandolin), PATRICK WARREN (chamberlain)

ARTICLES ABOUT MOTHERLAND:

  • VH1:
    “Natalie Merchant has enlisted producer T Bone Burnett for her next album, Motherland, due out November 6. Guests on the album include the Wallflowers” … >>> More

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  • Rolling Stone:
    “Natalie Merchant has been working on her fourth album, Motherland, the follow-up to Ophelia, scheduled for release in early November.”… >>>>More

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  • Elektra:
    “Natalie Merchant has recorded a third studio solo album, MOTHERLAND, due for release November 13th. Co-produced by T Bone Burnett“…>>> More – She explains some songs, when she wrote them.

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    TOUR DATES 

    10/27/2001   Minneapolis, MN   Northrup Auditorium   Headline Date
10/28/2001   Madison, WI   Orpheum Theater   Headline Date
10/29/2001   Champaign, IL   University of Illinois   Headline Date
10/30/2001   Ann Arbor, MI   Hill Auditorium   Headline Date
11/02/2001   Portland, ME   Merill Auditorium   Headline Date
11/03/2001   Providence, RI   Providence PAC   Headline Date
11/05/2001   Philadelphia, PA   Electric Factory   Headline Date
11/06/2001   Boston, MA   Orpheum Theater   Headline Date
11/08/2001   New York, NY   Beacon Theater   Headline Date
11/09/2001   Washington, DC   9:30 Club   Headline Date
11/11/2001   New Brunswick, NJ   State Theater   Headline Date
11/14/2001   Cleveland, OH   Lakewood Civic Auditorium   Headline Date
 11/15/2001   Pittsburgh, PA   Palumbo Centre   Headline Date
11/16/2001   Louisville, KY   Palace   Headline Date
11/17/2001   Kansas City, MO   Midland Theater   Headline Date
11/19/2001   Denver, CO   Fillmore
11/21/2001   Salt Lake City, UT   Kingsbury Hall
11/23/2001   Portland, OR   Schnitzel
11/24/2001   Seattle, WA   Paramount Theater
11/26/2001   Oakland, CA   Paramount
11/27/2001   Los Angeles, CA   Royce Hall
11/29/2001   San Diego, CA   Copely Symphony Hall
11/30/2001   Las Vegas, NV   The Joint
12/01/2001   Phoenix, AZ   The Web Theatre
12/02/2001   Albuquerque, NM   Kiva Auditorium
12/04/2001   Dallas, TX   Bronco Bowl
12/06/2001   Houston, TX   Aerial Theater
12/07/2001   Austin, TX   austin city limits
12/08/2001   Memphis, TN   Orpheum Theater Memphis   Headline Date
12/10/2001   Atlanta, GA   TBD
12/11/2001   Nashville, TN   Ryman Auditorium
12/12/2001   Cincinnati, OH   Taft Theater
12/14/2001   Chicago, IL   Arie Crown Theater

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