The Ingrid

This is so beautifully demonstrated by their latest single Mother - rich in melancholy and saturated in Mazzy Star esq splendour.  And yet to The Ingrid it kind of just happened - with guitarist Will Hornsblow commenting “I just picked up my acoustic guitar in the corner and just started playing some chords.  I showed it to the rest of the band and they all kind of went ‘my god there’s something there”.  Jess elaborated “when we heard Will’s guitar we automatically knew what to do.  This is what the vocal does.  This is what the drum does.  It really fell together quite quickly.  It seemed natural”. 

Its not just their sound that belies their age.  There is a seriousness and collectiveness that is refreshing.  Even by way of their name:  The Indrid.  “We wanted a name that was unifying, and Ingrid is someone that belongs to someone and noone at the same time”.  We may have been having a very different conversation if they had stuck to their first band name.  Wearing Dresses.  Just for the giggles of saying “we are Wearing Dresses” when performing live.  

But its not all about being in the band.  Those that have worked with them find themselves becoming part of the Ingrid Collective.  Jess described this by referencing her favourite band The Sundays.  “You know Harriet Wheeler is the singer, but do you know who for example made the iconic fossil artwork?  Where does it come from?  Is it by the band?  Or is it done by another artist?  There are so many people involved in making a song - and sometimes it can be centered too much on the band itself.  We try and acknowledge that with the Ingrid Collective by providing a domain made by artists for other artists.  Its like sharing and promoting each others art.”  And thus everyone who collaborates with The Ingrid becomes part of The Ingrid Collective — a living, growing network of artists that champions the truth that music is never created alone, and that credit and visibility matter.