Indigo Girls to launch record imprint

"I feel a great sense of freedom in finally being rid of the major-label world," Amy Ray said in a statement. "I am overwhelmingly excited to be independent because it really is where the heart of music sits for me. 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... Beyond that, it never fed my soul the way an independent career can."

The new album was recorded in Atlanta and features something new for the Indigo Girls, a second, acoustic CD. The second disc includes acoustic versions of all the songs, plus a bonus track, "Salty South."

"It's basically like two perspectives of the same song," Ray told Billboard. "It gives everybody both sides of the equation."

Keep an eye out for the group's Spring/Summer tour.

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