THE INDIGOS RELEASE ENCHANTING SLOW FOLK TUNE ‘BY YOUR SIDE’
“2020 taught The Indigos to accept the beauty of being alone.”
‘By Your Side’ is Melbourne indie duo The Indigos’ debut independent release.
This enchantingly personal bedroom recording is steeped in rich guitar tones
and entrancing vocals.
‘By Your Side’ is The Indigos’ cathartic rumination on the themes of longing,
belonging and loneliness that have been central to 2020. Set to release on the
1st of December 2020 it is their self-produced debut single, meticulously
produced over months of bedroom recording sessions throughout Melbourne’s
lockdowns, where the duo were unable to play music together but found solace
in creating ‘By Your Side’. The single brings the listener a deep sense of
connectedness, expressing the sense of yearning we have all shared throughout
2020.
The Indigos
The lavish, plush melodies that reverberate through ‘By Your Side’ are
delivered with a bold sense of fragility straight from the heart of frontman
Kieran Rule. A listen to this introspective single takes exactly as long as it
takes to sit back with a cup of tea and think about all the reasons you love
the ones you’re missing the most.
Inspired by the lyricism and guitar driven sounds of Australian artists like
Angie McMahon, Julia Jacklin, and Gang of Youths, The Indigos are Melbourne’s
most tender songwriters. Their sound revolves heavily around lush production
and intensely vulnerable lyrics. Formed in 2020 by like-minded collaborators,
the duo consists of frontman Kieran Rule and guitarist Arthur Xafis who met
while studying Jazz at Monash University and bonded over a love of the great
rock, blues, and folk songwriters of the past. They cemented their musical
partnership whilst performing in a Janis Joplin tribute show, which won an
award at The Adelaide Fringe Festival. The two collaborated as a duo for the
first time during Melbourne’s 112 day lockdown, writing, recording and
producing ‘By Your Side’ from separate sides of the isolated city. These
two-of-a-kind musicians are putting a modern twist on the great songwriters of
the past.
Label: Independent
Written: Kieran Rule & Arthur Xafis
Mixed: Will Klep
Mastered: Adam Dempsey
Artwork and photography: Sarah O’Brien & Margaret Rule