Indigo De Souza’s new album Precipice out today on Loma Vista Recordings
Indigo De Souza | Photo credit: Lea Garn
Early praise for Precipice:
"She’s brought herself to the very edge creatively, and the resulting album is stunning." - Clash 8/10
"The Indigo of the last few years is undoubtedly moving in ways the Indigo of 5+ years ago couldn’t have dreamed of . . . if her latest is anything to go by, the future can embrace the sad, the happy and the in-between while welcoming that great expanse below." - Dork
"Precipice is that rare album that brings together vulnerability, self-reflection, and the trademarks of a mainstream milestone: super earworms, coolly cosmopolitan sonics, and a voice that grows more compelling with each track." - The Line of Best Fit 9/10
“She's maintaining that heart wrenching passion that makes her intriguing as a singer, as a voice" - The Needle Drop
"Indigo De Souza brings unbridled enthusiasm even to situations she comes to regret. For ‘Heartthrob,’ De Souza kicks up the tempo and piles on the guitars.” - The New York Times
"Jubilant and effervescent" - Paste
"Indigo De Souza doesn’t miss.” - Stereogum
"Exhilarating, stadium-primed synth-pop melodies and skittering, technicolour electronics." - Uncut
“Powerful" - UPROXX
Today, Indigo De Souza releases her anticipated new album, Precipice, via Loma Vista Recordings. Made with Elliott Kozel, a musician who has produced and collaborated with the likes of SZA, Yves Tumor and FINNEAS, the album finds the prolific and poetic singer-songwriter looking over the edge of a creative and spiritual cliff and leaping forward—taking control of difficult memories and charged emotions via pop bombast and diaristic clarity, and finding a stronger self. “Life feels like always being on the edge of something without knowing what that something is,” De Souza says. "Music gives me ways to harness that feeling. Ways to push forward in new directions.”
These new directions, which The New York Times said puts her “in unexpected conversation with stars like Lorde and Charli XCX,” can be seen on the album’s singles ‘Heartthrob,’ ‘Crying Over Nothing,’ and ‘Be Like The Water.’ With her arresting voice and profound honesty, De Souza’s music has always resonated deeply with fans and critics alike. But on Precipice she’s parlayed her secret skill for pop writing into something extraordinary - all of her idiosyncrasies combined with her melodic sensibilities offer up something new - mass appeal.
There are points in life where the precipice feels furthest from our control—something De Souza faced in late 2024, as Hurricane Helene ravaged the East Coast of the United States. Though her recently finished album showed the buoyant joy of change, De Souza’s flooded home and destroyed belongings represent its potential tragic side. When not in the thick of clearing the mess and helping her community recover, she continued to return to music as a comfort, already having written another album worth of breathtaking songs. Even when the void seems darkest, De Souza leaps boldly—and on Precipice she soars through wild, uncharted territory with open eyes, a full heart, and gritted teeth, finding new beauty even further beyond.
North America touring in support of Precipice is plotted for the fall, plus festival appearances at Bumbershoot and Pitchfork Paris and London – tickets here. De Souza is partnering with PLUS1 and The Trevor Project on the upcoming fall tour. A dollar of each ticket sold will directly support The Trevor Project’s mission to end suicide among LGBTQ+ youth by providing life-saving and life-affirming resources, including 24/7 crisis intervention services, peer support, and advocacy for inclusive policies. All dates below.
Tour Dates
08/30 - Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot Festival
10/18 - Columbus, OH - Athenaeum Theatre ^
10/19 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall ^
10/20 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall ^
10/22 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer ^
10/23 - Washington DC - 9:30 Club ^
10/25 - Norwalk, CT - District Music Hall ^
10/26 - Boston, MA - The Royale ^
10/27 - New York, NY - Webster Hall ^
10/30 - Charlottesville, VA - The Jefferson ^
11/02 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel ^
11/05 - Paris, FR - Pitchfork Festival
11/08 - London, UK - Pitchfork Festival
^ w/ support from mothé
Precipice Tracklist
01. Be My Love
02. Crying Over Nothing
03. Crush
04. Not Afraid
05. Be Like The Water
06. Heartthrob
07. Dinner
08. Clean It Up
09. Heartbreaker
10. Pass It By
11. Precipice
More on Indigo De Souza’s Precipice
On Precipice’s title track, De Souza faces down the potential darkness of change, and finds hope in surrendering: "Coming to a precipice/ Holding on for dear life/ Looking out into the world/ Everything has gone dark." That sort of emotional daredevilry is definitively not new for De Souza. Her catalogue brims with unwavering honesty and unflinchingly personal songwriting, including most recently the familial excavation on the pained and mighty All of This Will End. “I feel constantly on the precipice, of something horrible, or something beautiful–something that will change my life for better or for worse,” De Souza muses. To that end, Precipice cracks De Souza’s world open. As a new challenge, the songwriter took on blind studio sessions in Los Angeles, revelling in the expanded pool of collaborators and ability to focus on music. “I’d been wanting to work on more pop-leaning music for a while, so when I came out to LA I made sure to meet with people that could help bring that to life,” she says. “I wanted to make music that could fill your heart with euphoria while you dance along.”
In those sessions, she made a quick and deep connection with producer Elliott Kozel. The two quickly got to work on album highlight ‘Not Afraid’, the track setting the tone for the album's bold defiance of the unknown. “What, what does it look like, when you are free?/ When you are being true?/ When you let go, the people you love are free when they’re with you too,” she sings. The track also signalled the start of a long and important collaboration. “Elliott is really good at allowing space for songs to reveal themselves, and I felt very seen and respected both musically and personally,” De Souza adds. “That song became a compass for what I wanted the album to be: pop songs with meaning and feeling, pop songs with lyrics that tap into raw humanity.”
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