Come on Now Social
Gentle Birkenstock-shod Lilith Fair fans who casually drop this disc into their CD player may be shocked by the raw power of the opening track, "Go," a punkish, guitar-driven call to action that once and for all blows away the notion that the Indigos can't rock. Recorded with London ensemble Ghostland (Sinead O'Connor's backing band on her 1998 Lilith dates),Come On Now Socialdoesn't abandon the Georgia duo's familiar folkish sound, but expands it to include soul ("Peace Tonight"), funked-up mountain music ("Ozilline"), full-on rock ("Compromise"), and blisteringSteve Earle-style country ("Faye Tucker"). Guest artists abound, includingSheryl Crow,Luscious Jackson's Kate Schellenbach,Me'Shell Ndegeocello,Joan Osborne, theBand's Rick Danko and Garth Hudson, andNatacha Atlas, but they don't overshadow Emily Saliers and Amy Ray, who are at the top of their game here.--Daniel Durchholz