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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Indigo Girls Launch Their Own Label
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
What started out as — and has long felt like — an independent movement is now officially one, again.
Legendary Atlanta folk duo Indigo Girls have established an imprint — IG Recordings — and its first release will be their own: a two-disc set they’ve already recorded titled “Poseidon And The Bitter Bug.” Emily Saliers and Amy Ray’s first studio CD in three years — actually a full band version of the album and an acoustic version with a bonus track — is due in stores March 24, 2009.
“I am overwhelmingly excited to be independent because it really is where the heart of music sits for me,” Ray said in a press release. “I don’t have many regrets about the major-label life of the band because we certainly got a lot out of it. We were lucky enough to be on Epic when Pearl Jam and Rage Against The Machine were our label-mates and the company was developing bands with the intent of creating catalog artists. That has all changed, and it’s just not worth being on a major. It hasn’t felt worth it for a long time. Beyond that, it never fed my soul the way an independent career can.”
“I feel a great sense of freedom in finally being rid of the major-label world,” Ray continued. “It’s been a burden for a while for me. I felt an honesty and sincerity making Poseidon, because I fully believe in independence.” Saliers added: “It feels liberating and centering, even in the midst of change.”
Looking forward to “Poseidon”? What did you think of the Indigo Girls’ independently-released debut album, 1987’s “Strange Fire”?
