All That We Let In by Indigo Girls (CD, Feb-2004, Epic (USA))

Album Features
UPC:	827969100325
Artist:	Indigo Girls
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2004
Record Label:	Epic (USA)
Genre:	Rock & Pop

Track Listing
1. Fill It up Again
2. Heartache For Everyone
3. Free in You
4. Perfect World
5. All That We Let In
6. Tether
7. Come on Home
8. Dairy Queen
9. Something Real
10. Cordova
11. Rise Up

Details
Contributing Artists:	Joan Osborne
Producer:	Peter Collins
Distributor:	Sony Music Distribution (
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Includes a bonus DVD of the Indigo Girls' performance at The Bottom Line, New York, New York, on December 4, 2003.Indigo Girls: Emily Saliers, Amy Ray (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, mandolin, piano).Additional personnel: Mark Van Allen (pedal steel guitar); David Henry (cello); Carol Isaacs (pennywhistle, ocarina, accordion, recorder, piano, Wurlitzer piano, Hammond b-3 organ, vibraphone, percussion); Rev. Brady Blade (drums, percussion); John Holmes (congas); Joan Osborne (background vocals).With ALL THAT WE LET IN, the Indigo Girls succeed at melding the earthier, folk-based sound of their earlier outings with a more rocking approach. Of course, Emily Saliers and Amy Ray's leftist sentiments are firmly in the mix, with Saliers using the state of the environment as a relationship metaphor in the snappy "Fill It Up Again" and Ray striking a balance between global citizenship and being a good partner in the harmony-laden "Perfect World."On this outing, successful attempts at cavorting in different musical styles make for the best moments. The double-time, Wurlitzer-fueled ska of the infectious "Heartache for Everyone" would make Ray faves the Clash smile, and "Dairy Queen" with its penny whistle-soaked Celtic vibe makes for quite an up-tempo breakup song. Longtime friend Joan Osborne makes her first appearance on an Indigo Girls album since 1999's COME ON NOW SOCIAL and, of the three songs she appears on here, "Tether" is the most moving. Amid a soaring organ line and a swirling torrent of guitars that brings to mind Derek & the Dominos, Osborne's heartfelt phrasing makes a powerful impression alongside Saliers and Ray's equally compelling vocals.

Editorial Reviews
[T]heir signature acoustics and harmonies [are still] impressive after two decades. - Rating: B+
Entertainment Weekly (20040220)

3 stars out of 5 - There's a lightness about the Indigo Girls' ninth album, even on the songs about heartbreak.
Rolling Stone (20040219)