Indigo Girls

Come On Now Social

solid and experimental...

Review Score:

(8/10)
I've been a fan for six years now. Shaming of the Sun is easily their strongest, most dynamic album. Swamp Ophelia is their least accessible. But they are all fine. I interviewed Amy for my university newspaper a week and a half ago. She was all one might expect - intelligent, intense, focused, fun. The show was last night - the first I've ever seen them live. I've never danced so much in my life. Nor have I ever shouted and sang so loudly. I was just about bursting out of my skin and vocal chords during Shame on You. They didn't play my two absolute favorites, though - Nashville and Hey Kind Friend. But the show was a raging party, as is the new album.

Come On Now Social is sometimes incredibly somber, sometimes seething, sometimes jubilant. It's similar to Swamp Ophelia in that it takes a little getting used to, but why shouldn't good music take a little time for itself? Go and Trouble and Sister are the highlights. I was and am, like my brother, disheartened to see all of the new musicians populating the record and the live show. I want Sara Lee back. But I understand the desire to mix things up. This album marks a pronounced reinvention of the Girls. And nothing less than stellar. Enjoy...

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