We had such a wonderful time working with director Tom Gustafson and screenwriter Cory Krueckeberg in 2008 — when we released the soundtrack to their hit indie film musical Were the World Mine — that we were delighted when they invited us to collaborate with them on their newest project. Glitter & Doom is an amazing film. It’s joyous and inventive and moving, but for us, its accomplishments go way beyond what you see on the screen. By reintroducing the songs of Indigo Girls Amy Ray and Emily Saliers to a new audience and reimagining them with a more contemporary sound, it reminds us how and why great music endures. By placing Amy and Emily’s songs within a context of a film musical, and telling the story through their lyrics, it makes you see their work in ways you hadn’t before. And by forging a queer love story on the screen at a time when LGBTQ rights are in danger of being restricted and revoked, it makes a powerful and positive statement that never turns polemic. These are bold and brilliant achievements — and all of them lie quietly beneath the surface of this incredibly exuberant and upbeat film. It’s the sort of film that works on so many levels, it practically cries out for a soundtrack. We couldn’t be more thrilled to be a part of it. The soundtrack — 18 tracks, including one that Amy and Emily wrote and performed especially for the film, “What We Wanna Be” — is available at iTunes and on all streaming sites, and CDs can be ordered from Amazon. In addition, a limited number of CDs hand-signed by Indigo Girls Amy Ray and Emily Saliers are available. Reserve yours now.

We had such a wonderful time working with Jeff Harnar on his Sondheim opus I Know Things Now that we proposed another collaboration. Jeff suggested we take a look at a Cy Coleman celebration he had premiered in New York City back in 2006; he always dreamed of preserving it on disc. The show itself was marvelous, but, of course, it needed to be adapted for recording, and when we spoke with Jeff and his music director, Alex Rybeck, we were delighted to discover that we were all on the same page. We knew what needed to be trimmed and what needed to be added (we were thrilled when sisters Liz and Ann Hampton Callaway signed on for two duets) – and we all agreed that it needed to be fully scored for orchestra. The result is a bravura tribute to a composer equally at home in the worlds of pop and Broadway, in performances soaked in Harnar and Rybeck’s jazz-tinged theatricality. We are so proud to unveil this ideal pairing of artist and repertoire; the album drops on September 8, but it’s already available for preorder at Amazon — plus you can read more, see a track listing and listen to soundclips here.