Fire Track: Mandy, Indiana – “Magazine”

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Industrial Shockwaves, French Fury — Mandy, Indiana Light the Fuse with “Magazine”

Mandy, Indiana just dropped the visualizer for “Magazine”, the fierce lead single from their upcoming album URGH, out February 6th on Sacred Bones. The Manchester-via-everywhere crew has always played with tension, noise, and movement, but this new chapter hits even harder — a wired, bodily jolt that feels aimed straight at the nervous system.

On URGH, every member steps deeper into the fray. Valentine Caulfield, Scott Fair, Simon Catling, and Alex Macdougall push their sound further into unpredictable territory, twisting industrial pulse, jagged electronics, and scorched-earth energy into something that feels both immediate and otherworldly. Co-produced with Daniel Fox of Gilla Band and pieced together between Berlin, Manchester, and a haunted-feeling studio on the edge of Leeds, the album carries the weight of real-life upheaval: surgeries, health scares, recovery, and the messiness that comes with trying to stay afloat.

“Magazine” is Caulfield at her most direct — a raw, laser-focused release of anger and survival instinct. Sung mostly in French, her voice slashes through the track like a warning siren, flipping between whispers and eruptions as the band builds a heavy, strobe-lit rhythm underneath. The song is her outlet for the rage and trauma of sexual assault, a way to reclaim power when justice was denied. It’s gripping, sharp, and impossible to shake.

Across URGH, the band stretches the extremes — the club-ready throb of “Cursive,” the warped rap chaos of “Sicko!” with billy woods, the tense cinematics threading every corner. It feels cut from a single feverish vision, stitched together like a collage and ready to be played loud enough to rattle loose something inside you.

Watch the “Magazine” visualizer now and get your pre-order in — URGH is shaping up to be one of 2025’s most explosive releases.

Pre-Order HERE

Tour Dates

March 25 – London, UK @ Heaven
March 27 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
March 28 – Glasgow, UK @ Room 2
April 8 – Dunkirk, FR @ Les 4 Écluses
April 9 – Paris, FR @ Petit Bain
April 12 – Cologne, DE @ Bumann & Sohn
April 14 – Copenhagen, DK @ Huset
April 15 – Berlin, DE @ Urban Spree
April 16 – Hamburg, DE @ MS Stubnitz
April 17 – Tilburg, NL @ Roadburn
April 18 – Rotterdam, NL @ Motel Mozaique**

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