January 16, 2002

The Indigo Girls – singer-songwriters Amy Ray and Emily Sailers – will release their eighth studio album Become You, March 12. The new folk-pop songs show off the work of their two-decade career with 12 songs that are evenly divided between Amy and Emily's compositions. To celebrate the new release, the Girls have planned an intimate acoustic duo promotional club tour, which begins February 11 (see dates below).

The album was produced by Peter Collins, producer of the Indigo Girls' 1992 platinum album Rites of Passage and the 1994 Grammy-nominated Swamp Ophelia, and mixed by Bob Clearmountain, who has worked with the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Shelby Lynn, and Rufus Wainwright. The Indigo Girls also turned to their versatile touring group; Carol Isaacs (Hammond B-3, Wurlitzer, piano, accordion, penny whistle, recorder, percussion), Clare Kenny (acoustic and electric bass), and Brady Blade (drums and percussion), to round out the album's sound.

Become You was recorded in the Indigo Girls' hometown of Atlanta, Georgia, and leads off with the first single "Moment of Forgiveness," a simple, melodic song of reconciliation. Other songs include the album's title track "Become You," "Deconstruction," "Our Deliverance," and "Collecting You," which are reflections of personal evolution and approach to life, reminiscent of the simplicity of Indigos' early work.

The following promotional club dates are confirmed, and additional dates are to be announced.

February 11 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre
February 13 Seattle, WA Crocodile
February 14 Portland, OR Aladdin
February 15 San Francisco, CA Slim's
February 18 Los Angeles, CA The Knitting Factory
February 21 Austin, TX Mercury
February 22 Dallas, TX Sons of Hermann Hall
February 24 Nashville, TN 3rd & Lindsley (WRLT Showcase)
February 25 Atlanta, GA TBA
February 26 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
February 27 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts
February 28 Madison, NJ Drew University
March 1 Boston, MA Paradise
March 3 Buffalo, NY Univ. of Buffalo
March 4 Ottawa, CAN Gay Pride Festival
March 5 Toronto, CAN Lee's Palace

Indigo Girls Become You track listing:

1. Moment of Forgiveness (Amy Ray)
2. Deconstruction (Emily Saliers)
3. Become You (Amy Ray)
4. You Got To Show (Emily Saliers)
5. Yield (Amy Ray)
6. Collecting You (Emily Saliers)
7. Hope Alone (Emily Saliers)
8. Bitter Root (Amy Ray)
9. Our Deliverance (Emily Saliers)
10. Starkville (Amy Ray)
11. Saving Me (Emily Saliers)
12. Nuevas Senoritas (Amy Ray)