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). 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). false 2025-11-07 18:20:25 1995 1995-06-16 1995-06-16 50 Alternative Rock Folk Rock Soft Rock 122947 2177356 ab8a68db-1bc6-4284-8788-95f9a06c8fcb ba03daa8-0a45-4432-881f-4de8e0e05305 6f679bd4-9371-3c41-8697-25f98a09e9d6 /media/data/media7/Music/Natalie Merchant/Tigerlily/folder.jpg Natalie Merchant Natalie Merchant 1 1 03:59 1 2 04:27 1 3 05:02 1 4 05:32 1 5 05:58 1 6 06:19 1 7 02:11 1 8 04:39 1 9 02:41 1 10 04:00 1 11 05:35