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Angella Choe

A close-up of Indigo De Souza.

Indigo De Souza

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media release: Indigo De Souza has released her highly anticipated new album, All of This Will End, via Saddle Creek. To mark the occasion she has shared a visualizer for album track “The Water.”

“I wrote ‘The Water’ as an exercise to get myself out of a writing block. I was just writing with no expectations, and I didn’t think I was actually going to end up using it for anything. It became a really simple exploration of my love for moving water, and its presence in my life since I was a child, as well as the scattered memories of a childhood friendship. [Guitarist] Dexter [Webb] helped me flesh out the demo, and it took on a new form— a combination of both our spirits, and both our deep connections to water. Water has always been so magical to me. And the way the earth and stone around it are so strong and stable, holding steady the pathway for its passing through. I feel that way in my life. Like my body is the ground, and my life is the passing water. I find acceptance in all the moving parts.”

All of This Will End, the follow-up to her acclaimed 2021 breakthrough album Any Shape You Take, marks a warmer and unmistakably audacious era for her. It’s a statement about fearlessly moving forward from the past into a gratitude-filled present, feeling it all every step of the way, and choosing to embody loving awareness. Across 11 songs, the album is a raw and radically optimistic work that grapples with mortality, the rejuvenation that community brings, and the importance of centering yourself now. These tracks come from the most resonant moments of her life: childhood memories, collecting herself in parking lots, the ecstatic trips spent wandering the Appalachian mountains and southern swamps with friends, and the times she had to stand up for herself. “All of This Will End feels more true to me than anything ever has,” she says. 

“...a relentless and unsparing forensic voyage into her psyche that nevertheless projects an underlying sense of peace.” - FLOOD

“That feeling of community is the ribbon that runs through the 25-year-old Asheville-based artist’s third record” -them.

“The 25-year-old artist's third album is a collection of songs that keep you moving forward as they look back.” - NPR (Weekend Edition)

“In touch with her feelings and attentive to those of others, De Souza’s work presents a genuine openness that, while oft-imitated, is truly singular.” -Paste 

“One of indie rock’s most versatile young voices.” -The New Yorker

“De Souza [is] an undeniable force.” -Pitchfork

“A slow-burning tear-jerker, a gradual accumulation of heartbreaking lines that takes flight in a soaring climax.” -The New York Times

“All of This Will End is a meditation on the few things we can control: the people we surround ourselves with, the love we choose to give and receive.” -Rolling Stone

“Indigo De Souza's music is all about sharing the joy of connection.” -NPR

"Intense lyricism sung with a vibrant casualness... Her voice is confident and unrelenting.” -Stereogum

"Ferocious and vulnerable in equal measure." -The AV Club

 “Indigo De Souza captures hearts with her unruly vocals and stinging lyrics." -Nylon