Indigo De Souza
De Souza performing in 2022
Background information
Born	(1997-07-01) July 1, 1997
Origin	North Carolina, U.S.
Genres	Indie rock, alternative rock
Occupations	Singer, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, keyboards
Years active	2016–present
Labels	Saddle Creek

Indigo De Souza is an American-Brazilian singer-songwriter from Asheville, North Carolina. Her^{[lower-alpha 1]} third album, All of This Will End, was released in April 2023. She has been noted for creating "intimate, anxious indie rock songs [that] wrangle with disappointment and relationship challenges,"^[1] with personal and confessional lyrics.^[2][3]

Early life

De Souza was born in Danbury, Connecticut, where she lived until the age of seven. She then grew up in the conservative small town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, where she and her artist mother, Kimberly Oberhammer, faced difficulty fitting in.^[4] De Souza's father is a Brazilian guitarist who was absent during much of her childhood.^[4] De Souza moved with her older sister to Asheville when she was 16.^[4][5]

Career

Personal life

As of March 2023, De Souza still resides in Asheville and maintains a close relationship with her mother, who paints her album cover art. She has said that she finds life while touring "crazy" and "unsustainable", but clarified that she still loves it. However, she has expressed disapproval of music festivals, saying that she feels they are "often about making money rather than being about art", and do not care about performing artists. She has also criticized the music industry as a whole as "money first" instead of "people first", and believes that the industry frequently disregards mental health. Despite this, she frequently expresses gratitude toward the close-knit community she has found in the industry.^[17][5][4]

Artistry

On her straightforward writing style, De Souza remarked that she always wants to express exactly what she is feeling in the hopes that people will be able to relate to her music. De Souza also credits her exploration of mortality with allowing her to write openly, stating " I don't feel scared of being open about my feelings because they're fleeting, and I know that at the end of it all, I'm going to die".^[4][18]

Much of De Souza's discography is centered around the idea of death, with album All of This Will End and songs titled "Die/Cry" and "Kill Me". She states that exploring abstract concepts of death and mortality allows her to write songs true to herself, stating "the acceptance of mortality allows me to make music that is directly from the heart, and is completely true and is very vulnerable and raw". She also hopes to connect to listeners through the idea of loss and highlight the joy of community and the small moments "we have while we are here".^{[10][18][19][20]}

Imagery of nature also appears frequently in De Souza's lyrics and concept art, often in contrast to grocery stores or parking lots. De Souza has explained that she sees grocery stores as a symbol in her life where she feels out of touch with humanity, and that she prefers to connect with the earth and learn from nature. She also says that parking lots inspire her to consider nature before human intervention.^[18] De Souza says her work is heavily inspired by spending time in nature where she feels she can gain a deeper understanding of herself.^[21][22]

Discography

Notes

References

External links

• Photography: Indigo De Souza and Horse Jumper of Love at Music Hall of Williamsburg in April 2022, The Alternative 25 April 2022
• Indigo De Souza at AllMusic
• Indigo De Souza discography at Discogs
• Indigo De Souza discography at MusicBrainz