Immediately underway with a raw and captivating energy, Indyana‘s ‘the moon in the morning’ injects rhythmic energy into ethereality, darting acoustic guitar arpeggios and leaping vocal performance among the delicate sound design it sits on. As the track progresses, strings fill the atmosphere, their melodies echoing and falling through the gorgeously intricate chord progression, indyana’s vocals are able to capture ineffable emotions through an almost alien choice of direction.
Continuing its nature into the next section, the sound of toms and timpani ring out through the mix, as a self-described ‘siren’ vocal calls out into the distance, the vocal harmonies following her sound with instrumentation matched plucks of bright tones. Falling into a darker moment, Indyana‘s now comfortingly angelic vocal performance returns, guiding listeners into a vast climax, cinematic, painful, and joyous, pushing all the emotions a human can feel into a melting pot.
Indyana explains the release, “My cinema-folk lullaby ‘the moon in the morning’ is an ode to how a mere glimpse of the moon, especially at peculiar times of day, has humbled my human struggle more times than I could ever count. Whenever I see the moon in the morning (or in the afternoon), my inner child can do nothing but gasp at its presence, as we are taught from a young age that the moon is only a thing we see at night.
My siren-esque vocal line (see timecode 2:18), or as I like to call her ‘the moon siren’, was added quite far into the writing process, as I felt like the song needed a powerful cry out to the ether. This, in combination with my intricately composed viola lines throughout, strongly elevated what was once a soft lullaby I wrote in my bedroom to something so much more profound and emotionally gripping.
I hope my track draws others’ attention to this great power of our moon. We are all ‘navy babies’ (children of the galaxy) but it is easy for us to get caught up in our earthling activities and forget to simply… exist. Allow this song to cast you into the depths of yourself; to let your emotions run wild like the rising and falling of the tide.”
Self-produced and able to bring classical training to her cinematic pop arrangements, Indyna’s sound is set to arrive at its next peak with her debut album ‘the navy baby’, which 2024 has seen her steadily tease with gleaming singles. Alongside this, Indyana has been performing across Melbourne, supporting the likes of Paige and gracing Sidney Myer Music Bowl and John Cain Arena. An exciting year ahead of her, Indyana is one to watch.