Album
Merril Bainbridge – The Garden Album Lyrics
"The Garden" captures Merril Bainbridge's dreamy, folk-tinged pop at its most intimate and ethereal, with her delicate vocals floating over gentle acoustic arrangements that feel like whispered confessions. The album moves between the hypnotic, water-logged imagery of "Under The Water" and softer moments of introspection, all anchored by Bainbridge's distinctly Australian voice that carries both vulnerability and strength. Her lyrics drift between childhood memories and adult longing, painting scenes of gardens, sunshine, and floating away that feel both nostalgic and slightly surreal. The production has a warm, organic quality that lets her voice breathe, creating an atmosphere that's part coffee shop intimacy, part daydream reverie. It's the kind of mid-'90s adult contemporary that feels handcrafted rather than manufactured, offering a gentle alternative to the decade's louder pop trends.
Tracklist
| 1 | Garden In My Room |
| 2 | Under The Water |
| 3 | Miss You |
| 4 | Mouth |
| 5 | Julie |
| 6 | Song For Neen |
| 7 | Sleeping Dogs |
| 8 | Reasons Why |
| 9 | Spinning |
| 10 | Being Boring |
| 11 | State Of Mind |
| 12 | Power Of One |
| 13 | Garden In My Room (Reprise) |
| • | Being Boring |
| • | Garden in My Room |
| • | Garden in My Room (reprise) |
| • | Julie |
| • | Miss You |
| • | Mouth |
| • | Power of One |
| • | Song for Neen |