Following up on their debut effort, ‘Limerence’, British indie and shoegaze outfit The Ingrid are now back with their sophomore single, ‘Mother’, a piece that picks up where its predecessor left off, but that also opens up new sonic avenues for the Hertford-based band. In that sense, the new track dials back distortion and spacious guitar tones in favour of a heartfelt and laiback arrangement, a dive into melancholic indie that particularly flourishes thanks to honest and evocative songwriting, rather gloomy and raw on this occasion.
Introduced by a long drumless section, ‘Mother’ unfolds slowly and with tenderness, with lead singer Charleslyn showcasing her hypnotic and luscious vocals, here delivered with heightened pathos and unmatched honesty. Alongside her, we find Josh Platt on drums and vocals, and Will Hornsblow on guitar. We are also informed that an Ingrid Collective exists, a network of collaborators that helps our three heroes reach their higher potential. Overall, it appears that the British group has very clear ideas about where they are heading and how they are going to get there.
Delving deeper into ‘Mother’, The Ingrid explain: “It’s an emotionally oblique track which explores memory, ambiguity, connection, and the quiet tension between closeness and distance. ‘Mother’ is intimate rather than dramatic, unresolved rather than declarative: a song that trusts subtlety over spectacle.” We are impressed to find this level of lyrical maturity within such a young band. It’s clear that, despite their age, The Ingrid have been able to reflect on life a whole lot. We suspect that Covid might have had something to do with that.
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