Become You.* Indigo Girls Indigo Girls are an American folk rock duo, consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. They got their start in Atlanta as a regular act at The Little 5 Points Pub and were tangentially part of the Athens, Georgia college rock scene that included The B-52's, Pylon, R.E.M. * Epic Records Epic Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Sony BMG. Electric Light Orchestra, Ozzy Osbourne, Sade, Luther Vandross, Gloria Estefan, George Michael, Cyndi Lauper, and Duran Duran paved the way for Epic's multiplatinum 1980s and 1990s successes. There's something about the "we're just like you" attitude of Amy Ray Amy Elizabeth Ray (born April 12, 1964 in Decatur, Georgia, U.S.)[1], is a singer-songwriter and member of the Indigo Girls. Ray grew up in Decatur, and went on to begin college at Vanderbilt University. and Emily Saliers Emily Saliers (born July 22, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter and member of the Indigo Girls. Saliers plays lead guitar as well as banjo, piano, mandolin, ukelele, and many other instruments. that makes the idea of putting the Indigo Girls on a pedestal On a Pedestal is an EP by the Swedish band Adhesive, released in 1998. Track listing
pl.n. Pains in the limbs and joints of children or adolescents, frequently occurring at night and often attributed to rapid growth but arising from various unrelated causes. that we have ("Closer to Fine"), pursued similar ideals ("Hammer and a Nail"), and known the same despair (the epic Swamp Ophelia CD) as the rest of us. They've struck common chords with their uncommon talent--creating lyrical work that has been our mirror one minute, our confessional the next--all the while pushing the boundaries of their "folk music folk music: see folk song. folk music Music held to be typical of a nation or ethnic group, known to all segments of its society, and preserved usually by oral tradition. Knowledge of the history and development of folk music is largely conjectural. " tag as they've swerved down different musical trails and taken us along for the ride. The ninth Indigo Girls album, Become You, is as musically and lyrically honest as ever. The dozen new tracks take the band back to their acoustic roots and are split evenly, with six compositions by Amy and six by Emily. Amy's "Moment of Forgiveness" rolls on a soulful keyboard line that infuses the song with gospel fervor. Likewise, her title track, "Become You," is buoyed along by a bright accordion that belies the song's sober message (a call for intolerant types to do some soul-searching). Emily's "You've Got to Show," a sophisticated and memorable melody, is one of her most accomplished compositions, and "She's Saving Me" swoons with all the pleasure and heartache that rushes in with the realization and admission that you're falling in love. Even after nearly two decades of performing together, Amy and Emily have still found new ways for their harmonies to be more compelling and more complementary than ever ("Collecting You"). Become You is the kind of career highlight that is hard for a band to top. But we won't be surprised when the Indigo Girls' next effort is every bit as good as this. We expect that from them. After all, setting and living up to a standard is what legends do. Gdula is a freelance writer who has also written for The Washington Post. |
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