My Indigo is the debut studio album by Dutch singer and songwriter Sharon den Adel with her solo musical project My Indigo. It was released on 20 April 2018. The track listing of the debut album was released on 31 January 2018 by Within Temptation fansite DontTearMeDown.[2]
After returning from Within Temptationlatest tour, going through a writer's block while composing songs for their next album, and also having undisclosed personal problems, den Adel decided to compose for herself as a form to cope with these problems. As the sound differed considerably from what the singer is known for in the metal scene and after seeing the results, it was then decided to release these songs publicly as a solo project album.[3] Later, the singer revealed that the familiar problems consisted on her father's illness and death.[4][5]
Fearing a permanent loss of her creativity to write for her band and not being able to reach the needed feelings for that again, den Adel stated she could find inspiration in this situation itself while composing more introspective and soul searching songs.[6] The singer noted that while Within Temptation songs are more "combative, powerful and big", the songs in this project are "smaller, much more direct, personal and vulnerable", which has enabled her to achieve the other extreme of her songwriting without affecting her work with the band.[7] The singer took inspiration from both contemporary music and 80s songs she grew up with, as a form of revisiting her youth and her personal journey.[4]
The composing process was also different, as den Adel sometimes worked upon the lyrics first and just later on giving it melodies and vocal lines, which is the opposite process of what she used to do previously.[6] The name of the project and album came from the "light" but "moody" feeling that the color provides, as according to the singer it fitted well the main atmosphere of the songs.[8] The first single, also entitled My Indigo, was released on November 10, 2017.[9] The song "Firelight" was originally composed for the album, but it was considered too dark to fit the release at that time and put on hold. After some reworking, it then ended up appearing on Within Temptation's seventh studio album Resist, released in 2019.[10][11]
Music critic Mike Ainscoe, from Louder Than War, called the album "vulnerable", "introspective" and stated that its main signature is den Adel's emotional vocals. Ainscoe noted a "Euro glossiness that’s glazed with contemporary pop" and a heavy influence of eighties music on the songs, with even some reggae influences as on the track "Indian Summer". Besides that, he considered the album safe and not too far from den Adel's comfort zone as a musician, and finished his review commenting that the singer "revealed a hidden, vulnerable and meditative side that flies below the Within Temptation power and bravado."[13]
Leigh Sanders, from Express & Star, was also positive about the album in her 7 out of 10 review. Sanders considered the record "a delicious slice of electronic pop with thumping beats", praising den Adel's vocals and citing the track "Crash and Burn" as the highlight of the album, while also noting some commodities from her metal career as percussion plays a key role. Sanders concluded her review alleging that "it is these expressive and exciting bursts of thunder that make each track more than just another pop song."[12]
Metal Hammer's Lisa Gratzke was also positive about the album, praising the lyrics and technical aspects while also noting some indie pop influences. Gratzke highlighted the fact that the album was a "way out of [den Adel's] crisis" and concluded her review commenting that it is "a beautiful excursion into unfamiliar realms, a mild summer breeze, enchanting with its lightness and still existing depth".[14]
The track listing has a slightly different track list "Out of the Darkness" is track 3 on the digital release but track 5 on the cd release; "Black Velvet Sun" is track 3 on the cd release but track 5 on the digital release.
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^"My Indigo". DONTTEARMEDOWN. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
^"WITHIN TEMPTATION Singer Launches MY INDIGO Solo Project; Promises 2018 Release For Band's New Album". Blabbermouth.net. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
^ ab"WITHIN TEMPTATION Singer Looks Back On 'Intense' Period Prior To Her Father's Death". Blabbermouth.net. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
^"My Indigo: Why Sharon Den Adel has gone pop". Metal Hammer. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
^ ab"Interview – Sharon den Adel Talks Rediscovery, My Indigo, & Within Temptation". Cryptic Rock. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
^"Sharon den Adel: My Indigo dichter bij mezelf". RTL Nieuws. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
^"Within Temptation's Sharon den Adel opens up about her new project My Indigo". HMV. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
^"Sharon den Adel unveils solo project – My Indigo". Planet Mosh. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
^"The story behind Within Temptation's new album Resist". Metal Hammer. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
^"Entretien avec Sharon den Adel, chanteuse de Within Temptation". La Grosse Radio (in French). 7 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
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^ ab"My Indigo". Metal Hammer. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
^"Austriancharts.at – My Indigo – My Indigo" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
^"Ultratop.be – My Indigo – My Indigo" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
^"Ultratop.be – My Indigo – My Indigo" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
^"Dutchcharts.nl – My Indigo – My Indigo" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
^"Lescharts.com – My Indigo – My Indigo". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
^"Offiziellecharts.de – My Indigo – My Indigo" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
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My Indigo is the debut studio album by Dutch singer and songwriter Sharon den Adel with her solo musical project My Indigo It was released on 20 April 2018 The track listing of the debut album was released on 31 January 2018 by Within Temptation fansite DontTearMeDown 2 My IndigoStudio album by My IndigoReleased20 April 2018Recorded2016 2017GenreIndie pop 1 Length38 43LabelBMGProducerSharon den Adel Daniel GibsonSingles from My Indigo My Indigo Released 10 November 2017 Contents 1 Background 2 Critical reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Charts 6 ReferencesBackground editAfter returning from Within Temptation latest tour going through a writer s block while composing songs for their next album and also having undisclosed personal problems den Adel decided to compose for herself as a form to cope with these problems As the sound differed considerably from what the singer is known for in the metal scene and after seeing the results it was then decided to release these songs publicly as a solo project album 3 Later the singer revealed that the familiar problems consisted on her father s illness and death 4 5 Fearing a permanent loss of her creativity to write for her band and not being able to reach the needed feelings for that again den Adel stated she could find inspiration in this situation itself while composing more introspective and soul searching songs 6 The singer noted that while Within Temptation songs are more combative powerful and big the songs in this project are smaller much more direct personal and vulnerable which has enabled her to achieve the other extreme of her songwriting without affecting her work with the band 7 The singer took inspiration from both contemporary music and 80s songs she grew up with as a form of revisiting her youth and her personal journey 4 The composing process was also different as den Adel sometimes worked upon the lyrics first and just later on giving it melodies and vocal lines which is the opposite process of what she used to do previously 6 The name of the project and album came from the light but moody feeling that the color provides as according to the singer it fitted well the main atmosphere of the songs 8 The first single also entitled My Indigo was released on November 10 2017 9 The song Firelight was originally composed for the album but it was considered too dark to fit the release at that time and put on hold After some reworking it then ended up appearing on Within Temptation s seventh studio album Resist released in 2019 10 11 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingExpress amp Star nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 12 Louder Than War nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 13 Metal Hammer5 7 14 Music critic Mike Ainscoe from Louder Than War called the album vulnerable introspective and stated that its main signature is den Adel s emotional vocals Ainscoe noted a Euro glossiness that s glazed with contemporary pop and a heavy influence of eighties music on the songs with even some reggae influences as on the track Indian Summer Besides that he considered the album safe and not too far from den Adel s comfort zone as a musician and finished his review commenting that the singer revealed a hidden vulnerable and meditative side that flies below the Within Temptation power and bravado 13 Leigh Sanders from Express amp Star was also positive about the album in her 7 out of 10 review Sanders considered the record a delicious slice of electronic pop with thumping beats praising den Adel s vocals and citing the track Crash and Burn as the highlight of the album while also noting some commodities from her metal career as percussion plays a key role Sanders concluded her review alleging that it is these expressive and exciting bursts of thunder that make each track more than just another pop song 12 Metal Hammer s Lisa Gratzke was also positive about the album praising the lyrics and technical aspects while also noting some indie pop influences Gratzke highlighted the fact that the album was a way out of den Adel s crisis and concluded her review commenting that it is a beautiful excursion into unfamiliar realms a mild summer breeze enchanting with its lightness and still existing depth 14 Track listing editNo TitleWriter s Length1 My Indigo Sharon den AdelDaniel GibsonWill Knox3 252 Crash and Burn Daniel BarkmanGibsonden Adel4 373 Black Velvet Sun Gibsonden AdelRobert Westerholt3 304 Indian Summer Gibsonden AdelKnox2 515 Out of the Darkness Gibsonden AdelMartijn Konijnenburg3 576 Star Crossed Lovers Bruce F SmithBarkmanGibsonden AdelWesterholt3 077 Someone Like You Gibsonden AdelKonijnenburgKnox3 128 Safe and Sound BarkmanGibsonden Adel5 429 Lesson Learned Gibsonden AdelWesterholt3 5310 Where Is My Love BarkmanGibsonden Adel4 29Total length 38 43 The track listing has a slightly different track list Out of the Darkness is track 3 on the digital release but track 5 on the cd release Black Velvet Sun is track 3 on the cd release but track 5 on the digital release Personnel editSharon den Adel lead vocals Will Knox guitars ukulele backing vocals Martijn Konijnenburg keyboards Teus Nobel trumpet Kevin de Randamie voice over on track 2 Daniel Gibson keyboards production programming Daniel Barkman additional production Michael Ilbert mixing Bjorn Engelmann masteringCharts editChart 2018 Peak positionAustrian Albums O3 Austria 15 47Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 16 6Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 17 79Dutch Albums Album Top 100 18 3French Albums SNEP 19 110German Albums Offizielle Top 100 20 39Scottish Albums OCC 21 52Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 22 27UK Albums OCC 23 100UK Independent Albums OCC 24 7References edit Griffiths Dave November 15 2018 The Tempting Within Temptation Heavy Music Retrieved April 28 2019 My Indigo DONTTEARMEDOWN Retrieved 21 April 2018 WITHIN TEMPTATION Singer Launches MY INDIGO Solo Project Promises 2018 Release For Band s New Album Blabbermouth net 11 November 2017 Retrieved 16 November 2017 a b WITHIN TEMPTATION Singer Looks Back On Intense Period Prior To Her Father s Death Blabbermouth net 17 February 2019 Retrieved 22 January 2020 My Indigo Why Sharon Den Adel has gone pop Metal Hammer 21 June 2018 Retrieved 22 January 2020 a b Interview Sharon den Adel Talks Rediscovery My Indigo amp Within Temptation Cryptic Rock 18 April 2018 Retrieved 21 April 2018 Sharon den Adel My Indigo dichter bij mezelf RTL Nieuws 15 April 2018 Retrieved 21 April 2018 Within Temptation s Sharon den Adel opens up about her new project My Indigo HMV 25 April 2018 Retrieved 28 April 2018 Sharon den Adel unveils solo project My Indigo Planet Mosh 10 November 2017 Retrieved 21 April 2018 The story behind Within Temptation s new album Resist Metal Hammer 17 December 2018 Retrieved 2 January 2019 Entretien avec Sharon den Adel chanteuse de Within Temptation La Grosse Radio in French 7 December 2018 Retrieved 2 January 2019 a b My Indigo album review Express amp Star 24 April 2018 Retrieved 24 April 2018 a b My Indigo album review Louder Than War 18 April 2018 Retrieved 21 April 2018 a b My Indigo Metal Hammer 20 April 2018 Retrieved 22 April 2018 Austriancharts at My Indigo My Indigo in German Hung Medien Retrieved May 2 2018 Ultratop be My Indigo My Indigo in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved April 27 2018 Ultratop be My Indigo My Indigo in French Hung Medien Retrieved April 27 2018 Dutchcharts nl My Indigo My Indigo in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved April 27 2018 Lescharts com My Indigo My Indigo Hung Medien Retrieved June 6 2018 Offiziellecharts de My Indigo My Indigo in German GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved April 27 2018 Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved April 28 2018 Swisscharts com My Indigo My Indigo Hung Medien Retrieved May 2 2018 Official Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved April 28 2018 Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 Official Charts Company Retrieved April 27 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index 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