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│██ Artist : Indigo Girls
██ Album : Look Long
██ Year : 2020
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│██ Genre : Rock Quality : 268kbps avg/441kHz/Joint Stereo
│██ Source : CD Size : 84.31 Mb
│██ Encoder : LAME 3.100 -V0 Language : English
:██ Cat. Nr : 1166100867 Label : Rounder Records
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│▓█ Release date: 2020-12-01 Retail date: 2020-05-22
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1. Shit Kickin' 3:53 ██
2. Look Long 4:39 ██
3. Howl At The Moon 3:42 ██
4. When We Were Writers 3:54 ██
5. Change My Heart 3:46 ██
6. K.C. Girl 3:43 ██
7. Country Radio 3:57 ██
8. Muster 3:40 ██
9. Feel This Way Again 2:52 ██
10. Favorite Flavor 2:56 ██
11. Sorrow And Joy 4:41 ██
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██│ ON THEIR 16TH STUDIO ALBUM,
██│ Indigo Girls tell their origin story. They have reunited with their
██│ strongest backing band to date to create Look Longùa stirring and
██│ eclectic collection of songs that finds the duo of Amy Ray and Emily
██│ Saliers chronicling their personal upbringings with more specificity
██│ and focus than they have on any previous song-cycle. These eleven songs
██│ have a tender, revealing motion to them, as if theyÆre feeding into a
██│ Super 8 film projector, illuminating a darkened living room: Saliers
██│ Ray are tackling the mechanisms of perspective. ôWeÆre fallible
██│ creatures shaped by the physics of life,ö says Saliers. ôWeÆre shaped
██│ by our past; what makes us who we are? And why?ö In this moment of
██│ delirious upheaval, Look Long considers the tremendous potential of
██│ ordinary life and suggests the possibility that an honest survey of
██│ oneÆs past and present, unburdened by judgement, can give shape to
██│ something newùthe promise of a way forward. With the energy of an
██│ expanding, loyal audience beneath their feet, a weather eye toward
██│ refinement, and an openness to redefinition, Indigo Girls exemplify
██│ that promise.
██│
██│
██│ Plans for Look Long materialized over morning tea with producer John
██│ Reynolds (SinΘad OÆConnor, Damien Dempsey) on a stop during the duoÆs
██│ recent, sold-out tour of the United Kingdom. ôWe were talking about
██│ life and music and by the end of breakfast weÆd reached the conclusion
██│ that it was time to make another record together,ö says Ray. Their
██│ relationship with Reynolds dates back to the summer of 1998 during the
██│ second Lilith Fair Tour when a shared main stage headlining slot with
██│ SinΘad OÆConnor and her formidable backing band featuring Reynolds on
██│ drums, bassist Clare Kenny, keyboardist Carol Isaacs, cellist Caroline
██│ Dale, and lead guitar player Justin Adams blossomed into deep, mutual
██│ admiration, friendships, and eventually, collaboration. Ray has called
██│ the relationship, ôone of the most important moments in our musical
██│ growth.ö The group recorded Indigo GirlsÆ next album, 1999Æs Come On
██│ Now Social, with Reynolds acting as both producer and drummer, before
██│ embarking on a worldwide tour together. Twenty years later, with the
██│ addition of longtime touring violinist Lyris Hung, Look Long marks the
██│ complete return of the lineup Saliers calls, ôour musical compass.ö
██│
██│
██│ Tracking commenced in early January 2019 at Peter GabrielÆs Real World
██│ Studios, a state-of-the-art recording studio tucked into the English
██│ countryside outside the city of Bath. ôEmily and I were so excited by
██│ JohnÆs arrangements,ö Ray remembers. ôIt was a good lesson in trust.ö
██│ Before flying to England, the two had agreed, ôWhatever happens in the
██│ studio will happen,ö says Saliers. ôA lot of magic unfolded because of
██│ that decision.ö
██│
██│
██│ A similar magic unfolded in 1989 when their eponymous major label debut
██│ shifted over two million units under the power of ôCloser to Fineö and
██│ ôKid Fearsö and turned Indigo Girls into one of the most successful
██│ folk duos in history. Over a thirty-five-year career that began in
██│ clubs around their native Atlanta, Georgia, the Grammy-winning duo has
██│ recorded sixteen studio albums (seven gold, four platinum, one double
██│ platinum), sold over 15 million records, and built a dedicated,
██│ enduring following. Collaborations with a new generation of devoted
██│ peers like Brandi Carlile, Justin Vernon (Bon Iver), Sierra Hull, and
██│ Matt Nathanson continue to bring newcomers to Indigo GirlsÆ audience.
██│ Says Vernon about growing up with Indigo GirlsÆ music, ôI adored them
██│ more and moreùthe more they had strength in the face of their
██│ adversityàTheyÆre my favorite group ever.ö Committed and uncompromising
██│ activists, they work on issues like immigration reform (El Refugio),
██│ LGBTQ advocacy, education (Imagination Library), death penalty reform,
██│ and Native American rights. They are co-founders of Honor the Earth, a
██│ non-profit dedicated to the survival of sustainable Native communities,
██│ Indigenous environmental justice, and green energy solutions.
██│
██│
██│ ôI told myself I wasnÆt going to put boundaries around what should be
██│ an Indigo Girls song,ö Ray says of writing album opener ôShit KickinÆ.ö
██│ The funky, back road-strut is both a love letter to her Southern
██│ heritage and a refusal to be complacent about the regionÆs legacy of
██│ prejudice and racism. ôDamn that trickery / it got the best of me,ö Ray
██│ sings over SaliersÆ slide guitar, ôIÆm gonna tear it down and start
██│ again.ö
██│
██│
██│ ôEveryone I know can sense Armageddon,ö sings Saliers on title track
██│ ôLook Long,ö a masterful display of her compositional grace that
██│ coalesces past, present, and future into a unified perspective. ôPeople
██│ feel lost in these political times,ö she says. In the memory of her
██│ grandmother, ôa Nixon Republicanö who let the grandkids drink from her
██│ ôApollo Mission glasses / etched in red, white, and blue
██│ commemoration,ö Saliers depicts an all but vanished form of American
██│ identity. SheÆs a patriot in the grand tradition of Woody Guthrie;
██│ ôLook Longö is both a lament and a prayer of hope for the country she
██│ loves. ôLook long / Look long,ö she repeats over a soft, arpeggiating
██│ piano figure. ôIt means letÆs lament our limitations, but letÆs also
██│ look beyond whatÆs right in front of us, take the long view of things,
██│ and strive to do better.ö
██│
██│
██│ Ray is equally focused on the search for common ground on ôMuster,ö a
██│ frank accounting of the American gun-violence epidemic she began
██│ writing after seeing a televised town hall meeting held in Parkland,
██│ Florida. ôI was struck by these citizensÆ willingness to meet and try
██│ in earnest to have a dialogue between the two sides.ö She asks, ôIs
██│ this the best we could muster / Custer or just prayers for the slain /
██│ I wanna get this right and not the same ole thing.ö
██│
██│
██│ SaliersÆ angular electric guitar intro sends a current through ôChange
██│ My Heart,ö a rocker that pairs politics and physics. ôThe four
██│ fundamental forces came to play / In the American schism,ö she sings.
██│ ôI was reading about electromagnetism and gravitational lawàwe are
██│ physical beings, we vibrate. And we can achieve higher vibrations, so
██│ to speak.ö Pulsing with psychedelic guitars and organ layers, ôChange
██│ My Heartö does just that.
██│
██│
██│ Saliers and Ray both became parents (each a daughter) since their last
██│ studio album; the experience permeates these songs of self-discovery.
██│ The twist-time, B-52s-tinged ôFavorite Flavorö evolved out of a game of
██│ call and response between Amy and her daughter. ôWhen IÆm writing,
██│ sheÆll come sit with me and play along on a drum or shaker. She knows I
██│ have a candy jar on my writing table,ö laughs Ray. ôOne day we were
██│ singing back and forth about candy and fun things and I recorded it on
██│ my phone. I listened to the recording a lot when I missed her; I liked
██│ the way she interjected the words ôdark, pink cherryö in just the right
██│ places and I started to realize there was the beginning of a real song
██│ there.ö The song took on a more serious tone as Ray continued to write.
██│ ôIÆm a left-winger in a conservative county and a parent of a kid who
██│ loves playdates. It was hard to explain to her why my neighbors had
██│ stopped letting their kids wander down our gravel driveway to play.ö
██│
██│
██│ ôI wrote about something that IÆd been afraid to write about my entire
██│ life,ö says Saliers of her elegy for her younger sister, ôSorrow and
██│ Joy.ö ôWe have to hold these opposites in life. ItÆs the secret, itÆs
██│ the key, itÆs the way that things are madeùby opposing forces that
██│ inform each other. I was looking at her photo, thinking how strange it
██│ is that when someone dies young, theyÆre forever frozen in your mind as
██│ youthful. The contradictory emotion of seeing their vibrancy and
██│ knowing that theyÆre gone.ö
██│
██│
██│ ôHowl at the Moonö is a joyful, rallying-cry for personal liberation.
██│ It began on a late-night walk around Athens, Ga after a 14-hour drive
██│ from Indianapolis on her recent solo tour. ôI was feeling old, tired,
██│ and hungry. Everything I was thinking about as I walked ended up in
██│ this song: an apology, a confessional, and a quest for liberationùfor
██│ all of us, regardless of age, gender, race, or sexuality.ö ReynoldsÆ
██│ rhythmic approach brings the lyric to life in a ôglorious swirlö of
██│ mandolin jangle and clever counter-melodies. ôItÆs a world of sounds
██│ and movement for a song about overcoming all the boundaries that hold
██│ us back and freeing ourselves from the pain we get mired inö says Ray.
██│
██│
██│ ôI wanna be that boy / I wanna be that girl / I wanna know what itÆs
██│ like to fall in love like most of the rest of the world,ö Saliers aches
██│ over a lovely layer of strings on ôCountry Radio.ö ôThis is the way I
██│ felt doing those four-hour drives from Nashville, listening to country
██│ music radio,ö she says. ôI could almost put my own life story in these
██│ songs, but I canÆt. There are gender divisions and heteronormative
██│ realities. ThereÆs a lot of self-homophobia that IÆve had to work on in
██│ my own life that plays into this as well.ö Indigo Girls have been
██│ previewing ôCountry Radioö in their live set; ôI can tell itÆs
██│ resonating with people; when I get to that line, æIÆm just a gay kid
██│ who loves country radio,Æ thereÆs an audible verbal response from the
██│ audience,ö says Saliers.
██│
██│
██│ Ray was reflecting on ride share apps when she penned ôK.C. Girl,ö a
██│ power pop, suburban nocturne. ôItÆs a transaction built on trust but
██│ also detachment. Even in silence, youÆre both leaving clues about who
██│ you are. No one wants to be read the wrong way.ö
██│
██│
██│ ôWhen We Were Writersö is a pop-savvy ode to what Saliers calls ôthe
██│ two most influential years of my lifeö spent at Tulane University in
██│ New Orleans. ôAmy and I were starting to embark on really what was the
██│ beginning of our career,ö remembers Saliers. ôToday, we joke about
██│ being old, but what is old when it comes to music? WeÆre still a bar
██│ band at heart. We are so inspired by younger artists and while our
██│ lyrics and writing approach may change, our passion for music feels the
██│ same as it did when we were 25-years-old.ö
██│
██│
██│ ôAs time has gone on, our audience has become more expansive and
██│ diverse, giving me a sense of joy,ö she adds. To hear those collective
██│ voices raise into one, singing along and overpowering the band itself,
██│ one realizes the importance Indigo GirlsÆ music has in this moment. In
██│ our often-terrifying present, we are all in search of a daily refuge, a
██│ stolen hour or two, to engage with something that brings us joy,
██│ perspective, or maybe just calm. As one bar band once put it, ôWe go to
██│ the doctor, we go to the mountainsàwe go to the Bible, we go through
██│ the work out.ö For millions, they go to Indigo Girls. On Look Long
██│ theyÆll find a creative partnership certain of its bearings, forging a
██│ way forward.
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