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Try to think of an enduring, widely respected, artistically progressive female song-writing duo. Now, try to think of one besides the Indigo Girls. Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have been pounding the folk-rock pavement since the early 1980s, filling the ears of eager listeners with their ethereal harmonies, lush arrangements and evocative lyrics. Retrospective traces their progression from budding singer-songwriters to stunning musicians, arrangers, activists and artists. Progressing chronologically, the album allows the listener to appreciate the depth and breadth of the pair's musical growth--from the reedy, passionate plea of "Strange Fire" to the blithe bounce of "Least Complicated" to the dark electricity of "Go". As time passes, more instruments are added, more sensitive political topics are addressed, and more experimental techniques are incorporated. The two new cuts--Ray's up-tempo but slightly turbulent "Devotion" and Salier's heartfelt road ballad "Leaving"--are reminiscent of the Girls' younger days for their simplicity but simultaneously reflect their artistic growth through subtle lyrical turns and deft melodic variations. --Sally Weinbach
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The feminist Everly Brothers? You get to make the call withthis well chosen best-of, featuring 14 career-spanning tracks from all their albums (beginning with their debut, originally released as an indie, STRANGE FIRE) and concluding withtwo previously unreleased new tunes.
Highpoints include the Girls' initial MTV hit "Closer to Fine", (still their anthem) and "Galileo", a Beatles-esque meditation on reincarnation. "Shame on You" is probably the hardest rocking song they've ever done, perhaps because both Girls play electric guitar for a change, or perhaps (just as likely) due to the presence of alt country god Steve Earle on harmony vocals.
Highpoints include the Girls' initial MTV hit "Closer to Fine", (still their anthem) and "Galileo", a Beatles-esque meditation on reincarnation. "Shame on You" is probably the hardest rocking song they've ever done, perhaps because both Girls play electric guitar for a change, or perhaps (just as likely) due to the presence of alt country god Steve Earle on harmony vocals.
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