I’m so excited to share this news with you. I (Indians) have just signed a worldwide deal with one of my absolute favored labels ever… 4AD!! Founded the same year I was born – and now 30+ years later we finally meet!

Photo by Piper Ferguson.

Indians, the musical alter ego of Copenhagen resident Søren Løkke Juul, have signed to 4AD worldwide. While Indians only played their first concert in their hometown in February 2012 and self-released their debut single in April, they’ve already garnered enough attention to perform shows across Europe and in North America, playing shows with the likes of Beirut, Bear In Heaven, Lower Dens and Retribution Hospital Choir over this Summer.

On the back of this early momentum, Indians today mark their signing to 4AD with their installment in the 4AD Session series. Filmed over the course of one day on Osea Island – a little-known, privately owned island in the estuary of the Blackwater in Essex – the starting point for the performance was embracing the challenge of playing, recording and filming outside, placing the music into a vast open space, under sky and near water.

With the intention to capture the sense of air and atmosphere in the music, each track was recorded in a different location, moving the band and cameras in order to introduce a new element that reflected the change in song. This was further complimented by the shift in light: the session begins with ‘I Am Haunted’ filmed just after hide tide in the early afternoon, is followed ‘Magic Kids’ just as the sun had set, and ends with ‘New’ filmed after dark in the small hours of the morning. While still flecked with the surreal ambience of Søren’s air-tight compositions, the full-band performance adds a foreboding sense of wonder that provides a fitting introduction into Indians’ very own natural world.

Tracklisting

1. I Am Haunted

2. Magic Kids

3. New

Indians tour dates

September

8th – Vera, Groningen, Holland w/ Perfume Genius

10th – Rockhal, Esch Alzette, Luxembourg w/ Perfume Genius

11th – Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium w/ Perfume Genius

13th – Cafe De La Danse, Paris, France w/ Perfume Genius

21st – Bi Nuu, Berlin, Germany

22nd – Norway Exprt @ Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany

25th – Trabendo, Paris, France w/ Dan Deacon

27th – Sebright Arms, London w/ Glass Animals

October

19th – Fox Theatre, Boulder, CO w/ Other Lives

20th – Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT w/ Other Lives

22nd – Pink Garter theatre, Jackson, WY w/ Other Lives

23rd – Top Hat, Missoula, MT w/ Other Lives

25th – Neptune Theatre, Seattle, WA w/ Other Lives

26th – Electric Owl, Vancouver, BC w/ Other Lives

27th – Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR w/ Other Lives

29th – Harlow’s, Sacramento, CA w/ Other Lives

30th – Great American Music Hall, San Fran, CA w/ Other Lives

November

1st – Don Quixote’s International Music, Felton, CA w/ Other Lives

2nd – Soho Restaurant & Music Club, Santa Barbara w/ Other Lives

3rd – El Rey Theatre, LA w/ Other Lives

4th – Casbah, San Diego, CA w/ Other Lives

5th – Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix, AZ w/ Other Lives

8th – Sons of Hermann Hall, Dallas, TX w/ Other Lives

10th – Fitzgerald’s, Houston, TX w/ Other Lives

12th – The Bottletree, Birmingham, AL w/ Other Lives

13th – 3rd & Lindsley, Nashville, TN w/ Other Lives

15th – Gabe’s Oasis, Iowa City, IA w/ Other Lives

16th – Cear Cultural Center, Minneapolus, MN w/ Other Lives

17th – Turner Hall, Milwaukee, WI w/ Other Lives

19th – Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids, MI w/ Other Lives

20th – Magic Stick Lounge, Detroit, MI w/ Other Lives

21st – Beachland Tavern, Cleveland, OH w/Other Lives

23rd – Horseshoe Tavern, Tornoto, ON w/ Other Lives

24th – Le Cabaret du Mile End, Montreal, QC w/ Other Lives

26th – Space, Portland, ME w/ Other Lives

27th – Paradise, Boston, MA w/ Other Lives

28th – Bowery Ballroom, New York w/ Other Lives

29th – Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn w/ Other Lives

30th – Rock and Roll Hotel, Washington, DC w/ Other Lives

December

1st – Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia, PA w/ Other Lives

3rd – Brillobox, Pittsburgh, PA w/ Other Lives

4th – The Basement, Columbus, OH w/ Other Lives

7th – Schubas, Chicago, IL w/ Other Lives

8th – Lincoln Hall, Chicago, IL w/ Other Lives