Tag: Natalie Merchant

Natalie Merchant releasing new album “Keep Your Courage” — hear 2 tracks now

Natalie Merchant releasing new album “Keep Your Courage” — hear 2 tracks now

Former 10,000 Maniacs frontwoman Natalie Merchant this week releases her ninth solo album, the 10-song Keep Your Courage.

Listen: R.E.M., 'Photograph' (Demo) — off 'Automatic For the People' reissue

Listen: R.E.M., ‘Photograph’ (Demo) — off ‘Automatic For the People’ reissue

R.E.M. has offered up the latest taste of its upcoming multi-disc 25th anniversary reissue of Automatic For the People in the form of a demo of the song “Photograph,” an AFTP-era track that, in its completed version, would feature a duet between Michael Stipe and Natalie Merchant and appear on 1993’s Born to Choose.

Video: 10,000 Maniacs, 'I Don't Love You Too' — off first new album in 14 years

Video: 10,000 Maniacs, ‘I Don’t Love You Too’ — off first new album in 14 years

As fans of 10,000 Maniacs can attest, the band didn’t end with the departure of Natalie Merchant in 1993 — in fact, with the help of those very generous fans, the Maniacs in January released their first new album in 14 years, the Pledge Music-funded Music From the Motion Picture.

David Byrne and Fatboy Slim ready 'Here Lies Love,' their Imelda Marcos concept album

David Byrne and Fatboy Slim ready ‘Here Lies Love,’ their Imelda Marcos concept album

Tweet David Byrne and Fatboy Slim next month finally will release Here Lies Love, the duo’s long-gestating, star-laden 22-track concept album about former Filipino first […]