natalie merchant keep your courage gold vinyl 2lp
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Natalie Merchant - Keep Your Courage - 140g Gold Vinyl 2LP ‘It’s been 30 years since Merchant announced she was quitting 10,000 Maniacs to go it alone. She’d had it, she said, with “art by committee. I didn’t want to have to consult with all these other people.” She kept her word. Since Tigerlily, her five-times platinum solo debut, she’s led one of the most individualistic careers of any artist of her standing. Keep Your Courage is her first of all-new material in nine years. It’s also her most beautiful in decades.’ – Mojo
‘At the root of her success are two qualities: an unwillingness to compromise, and total sincerity. In a world of glib, heavily produced pop stars, Merchant stands out.’ – Guardian
‘Keep Your Courage, almost a decade in the making, finds Merchant as witty and welcoming as always, turning her gaze to what helps us endure life’s ups and downs.’ – Uncut
Nonesuch Records releases Natalie Merchant’s Keep Your Courage, her ninth solo studio album and first of new material since 2014’s self-titled record. An eclectic album, produced by Merchant, it features two duets sung with vocalist Abena Koomson-Davis (Resistance Revival Chorus), contributions from the Celtic folk group Lúnasa and Syrian virtuoso clarinetist Kinan Azmeh, and horn arrangements by jazz trombonist Steve Davis. There are lush orchestrations throughout by seven composers including: Gabriel Kahane, Stephen Barber, Colin Jacobson, and Megan Gould. Keep Your Courage comprises nine original songs by Merchant as well as an interpretation of ‘Hunting the Wren’ by Ian Lynch of the Irish band Lankum. The vinyl LP edition of Keep Your Courage includes four bonus tracks from earlier albums, previously unreleased on vinyl.
Tracklist
DISC 1: Side A: 1. Big Girls (feat. Abena Koomson-Davis) 2. Come on, Aphrodite (feat. Abena Koomson-Davis) 3. Sister Tilly
Side B: 1. Narcissus 2. Hunting the Wren 3. Guardian Angel
DISC 2: Side C: 1. Eye of the Storm 2. Tower of Babel 3. Song of Himself 4. The Feast of Saint Valentine
Side D: 1. Spring & Fall: To a Young Child (2023 Remaster)* 2. Butterfly (2023 Remaster)* 3. Giving Up Everything (2023 Remaster)* 4. Frozen Charlotte (2023 Remaster)* *Vinyl only bonus content
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