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"Kick off your boots, come and sit a spell. Listen to me worry, come and listen well." Ms. Merchant greets me with an Indian Middle Eastern tinged ska groove and a little bit of mystique to boot. I feel like I've grown up with Natalie Merchant. You know she was the one in high school drama club that had that off-the-wall sense of humor and the talent that no one in High School quite understands. She started early with the Maniacs in High School in fact, an artsy girl shy and singing from under a table in the recording studio. She's come a long way and developed, matured, expanding, a little of the edge is off, but it sounds so rich, as it does for the majority of songs here in Motherland.

If you're looking at just starting with Natalie Merchant, go get Tigerlilly...it's powerful and beautiful through and through. "Motherland" explores a variety of styles. It doesn't measure up to "Tigerlilly" but is solid with sounds as variegated from India, the Bluegrass/gospel from the deep South, Mediterranean Waltz, jazz and blues, Scottish highlands, Spanish acoustic, and you get the picture. Even though there are a variety of styles, Merchant's powerful voice threads a constant. Where "Motherland" bogs down though is the slower songs that seem directionless and just playing on instead of speaking to you. It doesn't delve to the level of Ophelia's netherlands, but there are a few that drag. This is not such a detractor that "Motherland" should be avoided. "Henry Dagger" for me though is a miss, sounding like a slow stab at Sinead O'Conner-land. It's slow and just isn't where Natalie's voice should be. But she strikes deep and rings true with "This House is on Fire," "Saint Judas," and "Build a Levee." She does Southern Bluegrass Gospel minor mystique with panache.

"All you better best come and lean in boys...soon come the day this tinderbox is gonna blow in your face." That's left Natalie, sing it true from Motherland. Coo, baby, coo...cool, cool, cool.

1. The 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

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