To mark the 20th anniversary of her first solo album, Tigerlily Natalie revisited the entire album, track by track, in the studio to create new versions using string quartet arrangements and substituting electric with acoustic instruments, Paradise is There: The New Tigerlily Recordings.

A companion film was released in tandem with the album that combined live performance, archival footage, and interviews with Natalie and selected fans. The film sought to trace the album’s path from inception to the impact its songs had listeners over time.

‘She has the dark, resonant, vibrant voice of a diva. But the spell that Merchant’s singing casts comes not only from the subtlety of her poignant sounds and accomplished accompaniment but also from lyrics so thought-provoking – by turns intimately personal and political – that she has been compared with literary figures such as Emily Dickinson.’ —The Times

Musicians featured in both the album and film are: Gabriel Gordon (acoustic guitar & vocals), Uri Sharlin (piano), Jesse Murphy (acoustic bass), Allison Miller (drums & percussion), Scott Moore (violin), Shawn Moore (violin), Marandi Hostetter (viola), Stanley Moore (cello), Gail Ann Dorsey (vocals) and Simi Stone (vocals). Produced by Natalie Merchant, recorded by George Cowan and Eli Walker at The Clubhouse, Rhinebeck, NY with assistant engineer, Bella Blasko.