The Menagerie

The Menagerie the eighth studio album by alternative pop duo Indigo Peak, released on September 1st, 2023 via IPR.

Background
Indigo Peak began preparing tracks for 'The Menagerie' during their Indigo Peak & Co. Stadium tour in the summer of 2022.

As with their previous album ‘Music From The Motion Picture’, ‘The Menagerie’ was recorded in LA, London, Manchester and Paris.

‘Are We Having Any Fun Yet?’ preceded the albums release on August 25th, 2023. The track debuted at the top of the official charts, providing Indigo Peak with their 20th UK number one single. Whilst well received by critics, the track drew some negative attention for its horror inspired music video.

A single mix of ‘I Will Show You Love featuring new vocals and lyrics by Alesha was announced in early October 2023 with a release date slated for November 3rd of that year.

Influences
Unlike their previous two concept driven LP’s, Indigo Peak opted for an eclectic collection of songs featuring acid house, pop and dance. On album track ‘Hold Me Down Gravity’ the duo were inspired by country music, their first foray into the genre.

Thematically the album deals with subjects such as love, death and mental-health. Lyrically writer Yannik Cassenove was inspired by his own struggles with the subjects over the previous year.

Album opener ‘Hey You!’ takes on the subject of influencer culture whilst poking fun at the group itself.

Critical Reception
’The Menagerie’ received widespread critical acclaim from music critics. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics,'The Menagerie' has an average score of 100 based on 25 reviews, indicating 'universal acclaim'.

Tracklisting
All tracks produced by Andre Cassenove

Chart Performance
‘The Menagerie’ debuted at number one on the official UK top 40, their seventh album to do so.

Personnel

 * Indigo Peak
 * Yannik Casseonve – lead vocals, songwriter, instrumentation
 * Andre Cassenove – backing vocals, producer, instrumentation, arrangements, mixing


 * Other vocalists
 * Jack Stevens – spoken word (track 1)


 * Art direction
 * Rob Potter – Photographer
 * Kieran Connor, Loft Creative – Designer