The Dixie Chicks have been off my radar since 1998’s single There’s Your Trouble. They never really established themselves in the UK after that, unfortunately. Off course, a couple of years ago they hit the headlines worldwide when singer Natalie Maines openly criticised George Bush with the now infamous statement:

We do not want this war, this violence, and we’re ashamed that the President of the United States is from Texas.

The Long Way Around is the lead track from their latest album after those remarks, and a number of the songs address that issue.

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