Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Not yet in the soundtrack of my life: Natalie Merchant brings back to life old poems

Natalie Merchant was the voice of 10,000 Maniacs from 1981 until she embarked on a solo career in 1993. For the past five years, she has been researching, writing and recording a collection of songs adapted from the works of classic and contemporary poets.

"This new collection of songs, Leave Your Sleep, is my first studio album since 2003. It is the most elaborate project I have ever completed or even imagined" she says. Something very special, I would dare to add, and I have only seen the performance she did during last TED 2010. The two-disc set was released today, but TED video was made available a few days ago:

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