Core CanonLilith Fair Alum
Natalie Merchant
She left 10,000 Maniacs at peak fame to go solo, because of course she did. Tigerlily was the album your cool English teacher played on the last day of school, and "Carnival" made you feel things you couldn't name yet.
What Genre Is Natalie Merchant?
Natalie Merchant is a core canon artist of Cigarette Mom Rock — the gritty, emotional, female-led alternative rock of the 1990s and 2000s, and the feminine counterpart to Divorced Dad Rock. Natalie Merchant also performed at Lilith Fair, the all-female festival at the heart of the genre. Explore the full definition or the wider 90s female rock scene.
Key Albums
- Tigerlily
- Ophelia
- Motherland
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“Carnival”(Tigerlily, 1995)
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