Its single, “ Bottle Episode,” was named a Best Song of 2021 by Pitchfork, who recognized the “perverse playfulness” of Caufield’s grim lyrics, and Paste, who hailed it “an exhilarating darkness for the bold to brave.” The EP also led to Stereogum naming Mandy, Indiana a Best New Band of 2021. Mandy, Indiana’s first recordings emerged around 2019, culminating in their debut, 2021’s ‘…’ EP, which featured a heavy-hitting remix from Daniel Avery. Their songs, which incorporate found samples and field recordings, are recorded in a variety of spaces, from rehearsal rooms and home studios to cavernous industrial mills and shopping malls. Watch the Video for Mandy, Indiana’s “Injury Detail”įormed out of the fertile Manchester independent scene, Mandy, Indiana generate a sound that is at once chaotic and precision engineered - abrasive beats and gnarled guitars sit in thickets of distortion around Caulfield's commanding vocals sung in her native language, French.
The accompanying video was directed by Thomas Harrington Rawle. The vocals act as a guide to possible salvation, or perhaps something of a more sinister intent,” explains Caulfield. “‘Injury Detail’ was inspired by the idea of being trapped in a liminal space, with the guitars creating a seemingly limitless and undefined landscape.
Produced by Fair and Robin Stewart of Giant Swan, “Injury Detail” is a dramatic reintroduction, opening with a grand organ before morphing into a thumping dance track fit for a warehouse rave. Mandy, Indiana – Valentine Caulfield (vocals/lyrics), Scott Fair (guitar/production), Simon Catling (synth) and Alex Macdougall (drums) – meld experimental noise and dance music, from drum machine snaps and pulsing bass to white noise and lo-fi scuff. Today, Manchester, UK-based band Mandy, Indiana return with new single, “ Injury Detail,” via Fire Talk Records, their first new music since the release of 2021’s acclaimed ‘…’ EP.
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