{"id":40314,"date":"2024-04-21T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-21T21:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=40314"},"modified":"2024-04-14T20:11:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T00:11:16","slug":"mandy-indiana-share-new-single-video-idea-is-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=40314","title":{"rendered":"Mandy, Indiana share new single + video \u2018Idea is Best\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Manchester quartet Mandy, Indiana have released a new single, <em>Idea Is Best<\/em>. This is the first taste of new music from Mandy, Indiana since the release of their debut album via Fire Talk, \u2018i\u2019ve seen a way,\u2019 named one of 2023\u2019s best albums by New York Times, Pitchfork, UPROXX, Treble, and more. <em>Idea Is Best<\/em> is an industrial club-ready track with deep, thumping bass rumbling underneath sweeping synths and singer Valentine Caufield\u2019s haunting whisper echoing throughout. The accompanying video features kaleidoscopic live footage of the band shot by Hitness Club and edited by Harry Steel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This month, Mandy, Indiana brought their \u201c<em>physically \u2014 yet brilliantly \u2014 overwhelming\u201d<\/em> (NME) live set to Coachella Music &amp; Arts Festival and Elsewhere in New York. This is their largest headlining US show to date and featured special guests Mary Jane Dunphe and Water from Your Eyes (DJ set). Mandy, Indiana thrive in the unexpected, and their performances have become a vehicle to explore the boundaries of tension and release. A full list of upcoming dates are below and tickets are on sale now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch Mandy, Indiana\u2019s <em>Idea Is Best <\/em>video\u00a0via YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1QFZt3Pg1wQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>Mandy, Indiana tour dates\u00a0<\/strong><br>Sat. 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