Indigo De Souza has shared new single “You Can Be Mean” off her upcoming album All Of This Will End (out April 28 via Saddle Creek). It comes with a farcical music video directed, shot, and edited by Indigo herself, accompanying the song’s anthemic indie-rock sound and cuttingly funny lyrics. Indigo says:
I wrote ‘You Can Be Mean’ about a brief toxic experience I had with a manipulative and abusive LA model fuckboy. However brief, it had a life-long impact on my understanding of self. Leading up to that experience, I had a history of putting myself in toxic situations and pining for validation from people who treated me poorly. I was stuck in some delusion that I could help abusive people through their trauma and teach them to love me in the way I deserved. I wrote this song when I finally realized that I could choose not to allow harmful behavior into my life, and that there is a deep, deep importance in protecting the body and spirit. I stopped caring about validation from assholes, stopped thinking it was my responsibility to help them, and started caring for myself in a real way. Once I made that switch in my psyche, I began to manifest truly loving, safe, kind, and communicative people into my life. Being loved in the way I deserve begins with loving myself in the way I deserve. Boundaries are so important. The body is a sacred and fragile thing and it deserves every ounce of care.
Listen to “You Can Be Mean” below.
Indigo De Souza played our Lost Weekend SXSW day party last month; her tour officially kicks off in May, including appearances at Kilby Block Party, Day In Day Out, and Lollapalooza. She comes to NYC on May 24 at Webster Hall for a sold-out show with support from Sluice. All dates below.
Indigo De Souza — 2023 Tour Dates
5/13 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court Block Party
5/17 – Madison, WI @ The Majestic ~
5/18 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall ~
5/19 – Detroit, MI @ El Club ~
5/20 – Toronto, ON @ Opera House ~
5/22 – Boston, MA @ The Royale ~
5/23 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer ~
5/24 – New York City, NY @ Webster Hall ~ – SOLD OUT
5/26 – Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom ~ – SOLD OUT
5/27 – Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom ~
5/29 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club ~ – NEW DATE
5/30 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle ~
5/31 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle ~ SOLD OUT
6/2 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West ~
6/3 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel ~
6/2-4 – Chattanooga, TN @ Riverbend Festival
6/10 – Bloomington, IN @ Granfalloon Festival
6/27 – London, UK @ Roundhouse ^
6/29 – Roskilde, DK @ Roskilde Festival
7/1 – Stockholm, SE @ Lollapalooza Stockholm
8/12-13 Seattle, WA @ Day In Day Out Festival
8/14 – Indianapolis, IN @ TCU Amphitheater at West River State Park *
8/15 – Columbus, OH @ KEMBA Live! *
8/17 – St Louis, MO @ The Pageant *
8/18 – Kansas City, MO @ Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland *
8/19 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory *
8/24 – Troutdale, OR @ Edgefield *
8/25 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre *
8/27 – Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater *
8/30 – Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley *
8/31 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre *
9/1 – Del Mar, CA @ The Sound *
9/2 – Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet’s *
9/3 – Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet’s *
9/6 – Las Vegas, NV @ Brookly Bowl *
9/8 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren *
9/9 – Santa Fe, NM @ Santa Fe Opera *
9/10 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre *
~ support from Sluice
^ supporting Japanese Breakfast
* supporting Sylvan Esso