Indigo De Souza

Indigo De Souza has been making music since they were a child, and busked on the streets of downtown Asheville, North Carolina as a preteen. Born in 1997 to a white American artist mother and a black-Brazilian musician father, De Souza moved to a rural Appalachian mountain community after their parents’ divorce. Raised by their single mother who glued naked Barbie dolls to her flaming red pickup truck and protested various government actions in a conservative town of 2,000 people, Indigo felt like an outsider during their childhood. As they entered their teens and early 20s, they pursued music and navigated abandonment that triggered intense sadness and anxiety.

In 2018, their first studio album, I Love My Mom, was reissued by Saddle Creek, building their grassroots fanbase. Their second album, Any Shape You Take (2021) marked a turning point in De Souza’s career, earning Best New Music from Pitchfork. Following its release, they toured nationally and globally. All of This Will End (2023), their third album, also received strong critical praise with Atwood Magazine calling it “nothing short of brilliance.” De Souza regularly fills beloved venues and is known for their emotional and vulnerable live performances.

Indigo’s latest single “Come To God” is out now.