Indigo (Never Shout Never album)

"I feel like without music I really don't have any purpose in this life. [Indigo] is kind of me rediscovering that drive to make music that makes people feel good."

— Christofer Ingle on the album.[3]

Christofer Ingle originally wanted to record every song with a different producer, all in different cities, to give each song a unique feel and its own style.[4] The album would also include reworkings of "On The Brightside" and "Trouble."[5]

For the recording of Indigo, Never Shout Never had recorded at Studio 2100 in Springfield, Missouri.

Never Shout Never announced on February 8, 2012 that their then-titled Good Times would be released sometime in the summer of 2012.[6][7] Ingle announced on Twitter that the album would be out by late fall.[8][9] Ingle demoed the new songs through Loveway Records' Stickam page on June 4, 2012.[10]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Alter The Press!	[18]
Alternative Press	[19]
PropertyOfZack	[20]

Indigo has received generally positive reviews. Claire Sheridan of Alter The Press! states that "Christofer Drew is a storyteller, capturing his audience right up until the last resounding word like an author that keeps their readers hanging on until the end."[18] Alternative Press' Evan Lucy wrote that "[the band] could have used an outside set of eats to make things a little more dynamic, reign in the more head-scratching moments and correct some mixing issues. So in the end, Indigo is just a new entry into Drew's discography, another example of the shape-shifting singer's musical nomadism."[19] Alyssa McKinley of PropertyOfZack comments that "Never Shout Never have taken many pop infused influences to put a new spin on their music, yet again. While at certain points, it simply doesn't work, standout tracks make Indigo an entirely worthwhile listen. Diverse in ingredients but consistent in flavor, this record is a step in a great direction for the band. But then again, who knows if direction is something that has ever mattered in the career of Never Shout Never."[20]

Track listing according to Amazon.com.[21]

Never Shout Never

• Christofer Drew Ingle – lead vocals, guitars, ukulele, programming, banjo, harmonica, keyboard
• Taylor MacFee – bass, backing vocals
• Hayden Kaiser – guitar, backing vocals, percussion

Production[23]

• David Beame – legal advisor
• David Conway – management
• Sha'an D'anthers – artwork
• Kevin Deems – photography
• Christofer Drew – artwork, composer, cover art, mixing
• Dirk Hemsath – management
• Patrick Maxwell – producer
• Never Shout Never – composer, primary artist, producer
• Jeff Smith – engineer, mastering, mixing, producer