Merchant, Natalie
Tigerlily
Rare & Collectible Vinyl Records

Sealed, latest run of the 2007 2LP 180gm half-speed mastered audiophile reissue from Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab. "Tigerlily, Natalie Merchant's first solo record, does sound different than 10,000 Maniacs. Instead of relying strictly on jangly folk-rock, Merchant continues opening her music up as she did on Our Time in Eden, her last album with the Maniacs. From the understated groove of "Carnival" to the rolling "San Andreas Fault," the added emphasis on rhythmic texture works, creating an intimate but not exclusive atmosphere that holds throughout the record, even when her occasionally sophomoric, sentimental poetry threatens to sink the album in the weight of its own preciousness (as in "River," her tribute to the late actor River Phoenix)." All Music Guide - Stephen Thomas Erlewine