Album · 10,000 Maniacs
In My Tribe by 10,000 Maniacs
In My Tribe is an album by 10,000 Maniacs, released in 1986. 5 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 117 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Like the Weather”, on 40 lists with a best position of #15.
In My Tribe, the third album from 10,000 Maniacs, came out on Elektra with Peter Asher producing. It was their second record for a major label, and the first one that really broke them wide. It was also made in the wake of a real change inside the band: John Lombardo, who had written songs alongside Natalie Merchant on the earlier records, left in 1986, and Merchant started writing with the rest of the group instead, most of all with Rob Buck.
You can hear the new chemistry. The jangle is bright and airy, the arrangements neat as a pin, and Merchant's voice floats over the top with that clear, grave sincerity, making everything sound like sunlight through a kitchen window. "Like the Weather" and "What's the Matter Here" are the heart of it, with "Hey Jack Kerouac", "Don't Talk" and "The Painted Desert" keeping the quality high all the way through. Dennis Drew, Steven Gustafson and Jerome Augustyniak round out the lineup behind Merchant and Buck.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from In My Tribe on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Like the Weather | 40 | #15 | – | 1988–2026 | |
| 2 | What's The Matter Here | 42 | #21 | – | 1988–2021 | |
| 3 | Hey Jack Kerouac | 17 | #246 | – | 1999–2023 | |
| 4 | Don't Talk | 17 | #57 | – | 1988–2014 | |
| 5 | The Painted Desert | 1 | #1697 | – | 2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.