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Lonely Citizen

by INDIAN ASKIN

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1.
Possessed 02:57
2.
Love & Light 03:06
3.
Levitate 04:44
4.
I Like Boys 02:52
5.
The Deal 03:15
6.
Houdini 02:22
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Gloomy 04:00
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Eleven 03:30
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Nowhere 01:01
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Handsome 03:09
12.
Stranger 04:20

about

Indian Askin is multi-instrumentalist and producer Nelson “Chino” Ayala. In 2020, the previous band formation announced its breakup, leaving Nelson at a pivotal turning point musically, and more broadly, in life, to determine what came next. Over the next couple of years, Ayala grappled with issues of loss, addiction, coping with pain, relationships gone awry, and relationships anew. He also experimented more sonically, spending countless hours in the studio jamming with friends and using (Covid) boredom as an incubator for creativity. The result of this time period is Lonely Citizen, Indian Askin’s third album.

Lonely Citizen finds Nelson exploring his own personal story in perhaps the band’s most intimate work to date. Musically, he nods to his Latin roots, with a focus on percussion and groove being a thread through both the A- and B-sides of the record. Simultaneously, the lyrics find Ayala taking a magnifying glass to his personal reflections on his hometown, Amsterdam. He says on the album, “It’s about feeling sick and tired, and maybe even ashamed, of the place I grew up in and what it’s become. And especially what I’ve become while living my life here. I was born in this machine and I will forever be a part of it, yes. I just can’t shake the feeling that I need to leave this noise behind."

credits

released September 22, 2023

Produced by Nelson Ayala and Peter Kriek

Mixed and mastered by Peter Kriek at Lost Orchestra

Recorded at Studio Gigi, Amsterdam, engineered by Nelson Ayala.

Except:
Vocals “You’ve Got Mail” and “Stranger,” engineered by Remko Schouten. Recorded at IJland Studio Amsterdam.

Music “Love and Light” co-produced and engineered by Mathias Janmaat. Recorded at Split Second Sound Amsterdam

Artwork concept by Shop Around
Photography by XXX

Management by Dennis van Leeuwen and Martijn Munk, day four management

Thanks to:
Roel Coppen, Eef van der Vliet, Joris Mulder, Adriaan Olierook, Jiri Loozen, Max Westendorp, David Koster, Coen Tegelberg & Pieter van Bodegraven.

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Indian Askin is Amsterdam-based multi-instrumentalist and producer Nelson “Chino” Ayala.

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