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w/ Mandy, Indiana - Crop
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Saturday 28th March
Starts 19:00 // Ends 22:00
Mandy, Indiana sign to Sacred Bones and announce their new album, URGH,
out February 6th, with lead single “Magazine.” On URGH, Mandy, Indiana is a
force of uncanny nature, grafting together a record that is as much a call
to action as a parlay into oblivion and transcendence. Following their
acclaimed 2023 debut, i’ve seen a way, URGH finds the band expanding their
far-reaching sound with each member – vocalist Valentine Caulfield,
guitarist and producer Scott Fair, synth player Simon Catling, and drummer
Alex Macdougall – actively taking part in the songwriting process. Across
ten tracks, Mandy, Indiana interpolate their own unconventional language
into a mantra for self-determination and resilience, forging a template for
a brighter future before it fades to black.
Much of URGH was written during an intense residency at an eerie studio
house in the outskirts of Leeds, then recorded across Berlin and Greater
Manchester. The process was shaped by adversity with both Caulfield and
Macdougall undergoing multiple rounds of surgeries in the same time frame
as the album was being written and recorded. The harrowing experience and
the exhaustion of their respective recoveries bleed into the surreality of
Caufield’s writing, blurring the line between inner turmoil and external
chaos.
URGH is deeply personal, yet also reflects the violent, fractured state of
the wider world as Caulfield’s lyrics grapple with assault, systemic
indifference, and the omnipresence of pain. While most of the lyrics are in
her native French, the emotional clarity cuts through regardless of
language. Caulfield still uses her voice as a distorted instrument and a
weapon, oscillating between equal parts playful and eviscerating, showcased
on today’s single, “Magazine.” The throbbing siren-sound of the song finds
the band garnering drama from the juxtaposition of quiet moments and
explosive commotion as Caufield sings in French: “Abandon / All hope /
Because tonight / I’m coming for you.” The accompanying visualiser was
directed by Stephen Agnew.
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