“I was finally able to trust myself fully,” says Indigo De Souza of making her masterful third
album All of This Will End. When the North Carolina-based artist released her compelling and
explosive second LP Any Shape You Take in 2021, it led to a successful year of sold out tours
and rave reviews from outlets like Pitchfork, the New York Times, and the New Yorker. Across
11 songs, the LP, which is out via Saddle Creek, is a raw and radically optimistic work
that grapples with mortality, the rejuvenation that community brings, and the importance of
centering yourself now. These tracks come from the most resonant moments of her life:
childhood memories, collecting herself in parking lots, the ecstatic trips spent wandering
Appalachian mountains and southern swamps with friends, and the times she had to stand up
for herself. “All of This Will End feels more true to me than anything ever has,” she says.
Indigo finds recent inspiration from community and stability. “Up until recently, my life felt
chaotic,” she says. “Now, so much of the chaos is behind me. I have an incredible community, I
love where I live, and I’m surrounded by truly incredible people who are dedicated to deep
connection and joy. My music feels like it's coming from a centered place of reflection.” Opener
“Time Back” deals with the necessary forward momentum she cherishes. It’s a song about rising
out of struggle, putting things in the past, and moving on where she sings over comforting
synths, “I feel like I’m leaving myself behind / And I’m so tired of crying / I wanna get back up
again.” The track later explodes with her voice booming over a stunning arrangement. “You can
fall into dysfunction or sadness, or allow other people to hurt you and not have boundaries,” she
says. “There was a time in my life when that was a lot of what I was doing. I thought this track
was a sweet way to talk about coming back to yourself, to your true self.”

Alongside the all-encompassing emotions captured in the first song, the album is bookended
with the heartfelt and nostalgic closer “Younger and Dumber,” which Indigo chose as the lead
single. One of the first songs she wrote for the album, the track began as a way of her speaking
to her younger self. “While I was writing about the time when my music first started to take
shape, it was also the worst time in my life and the most unstable I'd ever been,” she says. “I
wrote this song paying homage to a younger self that didn't know any better. I was flailing
through life, trying to make something stick, and coming to terms with being on earth.” The song
is her most intentional yet, where she sings, “You came to hurt me in all the right places / Made
me somebody.” Though the track starts as a whisper, it slowly unfolds to something cathartic
and explosive as she belts out, “And the love I feel is so very real it can take you anywhere.”
With the clarity that comes with experience and healing, Indigo treats her past self with
immense kindness. It’s her most stunning offering yet.