L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Natalie Merchant spent six years making “Leave Your Sleep,” a time frame more associated with writing a book than making an album. But it’s a fitting length of time for a two-disc set that adapts the poetry of e.e. cummings,... more info

MTV.com News — A7X's Nightmare ends Recovery's five week reign.By Gil Kaufman Avenged Sevenfold drummer The Rev Photo: Ethan Miller/ Getty Images Last week, we wondered how long Eminem's Recovery could hold on to the pole position on the Billboard 200, ... more info

Guardian Music — Cherry Hinton HallNatalie Merchant has changed direction again. It's little more than two months since she toured Britain, backed by just acoustic guitars and a cello, reworking songs from her epic Leave Your Sleep album, on which she performed with ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Even if it is just as a backing vocalist:-mp3 : Billy Bragg - You Woke Up My Neighbourhood Much as I love this song, I really do think it was a peculiar choice for a single. I can only guess that having enjoyed some bona fide chart success back in e... more info

Detroit Free Press — "Mad Men" season premiere, 10 p.m. AMC Natalie Merchant at the Michigan Theater John Mayer with Train at DTE Energy Music Theatre Brooks & Dunn with Gary Allan at DTE Energy Music Theatre Vans Warped Tour at Comerica Park parking lot more info

All About Jazz — Natalie Merchant launches an extensive summer tour across the United States, performing songs from Leave Your Sleep and throughout her career. "At the root of her success are two qualities," says The Guardian, "an unwillingness to compromise, and ... more info

Guardian Music — With songs about female poverty, teenage pregnancy – and now motherhood – the American singer-songwriter is an unlikely pop sensationOn a bench in Holland Park, London, the sun hot on our shoulders, singer Natalie Merchant and I are watching a p... more info

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Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offNatalie Merchant Tell Yourself I can't stop playing this, from 2001's Motherland, since the former 10,000 Maniacs singer's breathtaking gig this week in Gateshead. She gives... more info