Indigo De Souza - I Love My Mom - Import New Colored Vinyl LP Record

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Indigo De Souza

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North Carolina songwriter Indigo De Souza followed up a pair of inconsistent EPs with her first long-player, I Love My Mom. (The phrase appears in her song Ghost.) An especially candid and personal set, the songs were recorded to tape at a friends house with Owen Stone and MJ Jake Lenderman, both of whom played on the album and co-produced. The resulting work sees De Souza solidly find her footing, combining pop melodies with raw, passionate vocal performances, jagged guitar riffs, and touches of noise. Opener How I Get Myself Killed kicks things off with echoey guitar and murmured reflections before the drums kick in and De Souza raises her voice as the idea (This is probably how I get myself killed) becomes an assertion. The song goes on to scrutinize a burgeoning relationship. With a similar mindset, the catchy Take Off Ur Pants offers a slinkier bass groove that supports rambling thoughts dwelling in envy and comparison. Theyre interspersed with lines that confront a boyfriend, though she combines both at points (When am I gonna find a better man/Like everybody else does/Everybody else does). Later, the album makes room for more-resigned ballads, like Smoke and the one acoustic entry, I Had to Get Out, as well as outliers like the mocking retro-rock ditty, What Are We Gonna Do Now. These are outnumbered, though, by anguished rockers like the voice-straining, dissonance-stippled Sick in the Head and midtempo Homes Team, which laments bored hook-ups with more of the albums inadequate men. As De Souzas lyrics continue to search for fulfillment, she settles into a distinctive voice with I Love My Mom, an album that landed her a contract with Saddle Creek. ~ Marcy Donelson

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