Natalie Merchant

Soundcheck | Jul 30, 2010

After a seven-year period of silence, singer and songwriter Natalie Merchant is back with Leave Your Sleep, an ambitious two-disc set that features songs adapted from poems by British Victorians, early-and mid-20th century Americans and contemporary writers, as well as anonymous nursery rhymes.

The former 10,000 Maniacs singer performs in our studio. This is a repeat edition of Soundcheck.

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