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Nabou: Indigo

by Kevin Poindexter
April 21, 2026

From the mid-90s through the early 2000s, a certain late-night vibe permeated the best music from Europe; it was 'chill,' but underneath the surface, there was restlessness and a simmering anxiety. From the claustrophobic pulse of Tricky's Pre-Millennium Tension to the glitchy beats and organic beauty of Four Tet's Rounds, the music worked because there was a delicate balance between beauty and that underlying tension. That same energy exists throughout Indigo, the new album by Nabou, the quartet led by ...