Album · Natalie Merchant
Keep Your Courage by Natalie Merchant
Keep Your Courage is an album by Natalie Merchant, released in 2023. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 7 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Come On Aphrodite”, on 5 lists with a best position of #33.
Keep Your Courage arrived on Nonesuch on April 14, 2023, Natalie Merchant's first full-length studio album since her self-titled record of 2014, and she produced it herself. Three decades after she walked away from 10,000 Maniacs to go it alone, the band's old singer and lyricist has gone full baroque pop: ornate, unhurried chamber settings that want you to lean in, with "Come On Aphrodite" and "Tower Of Babel" among the songs dressed up in them.
She took the songs on the road, with a symphony orchestra behind her on some nights, which tells you the scale she had in mind. Critics mostly liked what they heard, though some balked at its tone and at how long it runs.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Keep Your Courage on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Come On Aphrodite | 5 | #33 | – | 2023 | |
| 2 | Tower Of Babel | 2 | #82 | – | 2023 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.