For Become You, Emily Saliers and Amy Ray did away with the guest stars and
studio-hopping of 1999's Come On Now Social, and returned home to Atlanta to make
a "back to basics" record. More acoustic guitar, less Joan Osborne cameos.
Unfortunately, Become You lacks both the strummy, folk bombast of vintage Indigo
Girls (1987's Strange Fire) and the engaging musicality that has made their last
few albums worth spinning. The usual topics appear (racism, social injustice, the
romantic pitfalls of being nice), and the harmonies are still top-notch and
sparkling. Yet too often they're marred by a lack of hummable tunes and the
occasional awkward love lyric ("I was born with a hole in my heart the size of my
landlocked travels" on "She's Saving Me"). The spunky "Yield," propelled by a
driving beat and some frantic mandolins, shows that there's still some spark left.
But more compelling material would bring them "closer to fine."
EVAM SCHLANSKY
--
gender is just an excuse, relationship shouldn't just be an excuse,
love is often an excuse, although sometimes these excuses are all
we have to hold onto,
death is the reason and living is the celebration
- Beth Orton
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