Since her streaming debut in 2020, the rising artist indyana has crafted an expansive and eclectic discography, distinguished by her uniquely vibrant and dynamic sound. Fresh from the success of her mesmerising single, “Je Fais Mon Univers”, released earlier this summer, Indyana returns to the spotlight with her much-anticipated debut project, “The Navy Baby”.

The album opens with the hauntingly ethereal vocals of “Next Stop Cherry Tree” before unfolding into a richly atmospheric and expansive soundscape. Anchored by indyana’s striking vocals, lush instrumental arrangements, and eerie choral harmonies, “The Navy Baby” captures a mesmerising emotional depth. One standout track, “The Moon in the Morning” showcases an instrumental cacophony that transforms into a delicate, liminal backdrop, perfectly complementing indyana’s emotive vocals and poignant lyricism.

Reflecting on the creative process behind The Navy Baby, Indyana poetically reveals “I, and many people in my life, struggle to accept the inevitability of death due to the fact that life itself feels so vivid and everlasting. How could it simply end? Just like that? There have been days where I let my fear tip me over into a state of deep, terrible panic. Contrasting this, there have also been days during which I decided to courageously exist in spite of my mortality because… why would I choose suffering when I could choose joy?

Despite humankind’s inability to fully grasp the concept of death, we must audaciously embrace it at one point or another. And, even as I continue to flicker between a state of peace and fear, creating ‘the navy baby’ was like creating a coping mechanism in order to help me reach my end goal, which is to be accepting of every phase of life, transforming fearlessly from one form to the next.”

Listen to the album…