"Indigo" by Zaruna

Ten entire days passed between my review of Zaruna's "Piss" &  "Cocoa Bango" and that of their "Heaven". Only nine have elapsed since & here I am telling you about "Indigo". Is this band actually speeding up? In the New Year will they put out a song every hour?

As noted so recently, this relentless campaign advertising their versatility as well as zesty originality is doing a fine job of promoting the breadth as well as depth of their talent & today's offering takes us in yet another direction.

Once again, it was hardly what I was expected, which suits me fine. If you consider Zaruna to be some form of "Indie" band than your expectations are challenged once more: which frankly I think is healthy. What sort of a song is "Indigo"? Well it reminded me in places of the sort of music which developed as the 60s became the 70s: early rock music taking on folk elements: though to be fair it's no exercise in retro pastiche: it has enough unique character to sit nicely in 2025 albeit drawing on the rich tapestry of popular music for its distinctiveness.

The subject matter fits snugly with the music & with the cultural interests of the earlier period: acoustic picking, hypnotic groove and hints of psychedelia and Summer of Love lyrics. You'll certainly enjoy it but I suspect in a different manner to how you enjoy their other songs. Is this really just one band you may ask yourself?