A woman in a flowing dress smiling, outdoors with trees in the background, in black and white.

A woman wearing a flowing, pastel-colored skirt and a loose white top stands in a lush, green forest with tall trees and dense vegetation, during daytime.

A group of women on stage participating in a performance or presentation, with some holding papers, decorated with string lights, bunting, and flowers, while an audience watches.

Black and white photograph of a woman with long hair outdoors, surrounded by trees and leaves.

A woman in a flowing, pleated dress standing outdoors in a woodland area with fallen leaves on the ground. The photo is in black and white.

Woman standing outdoors in a rural landscape, wearing a black and white patterned sweater and brown pants, with blurred ferns in the foreground and rolling hills in the background on a cloudy day.

A woman playing a piano with a microphone in front of her, illuminated by a hanging lamp, in a dimly lit room with a large plant in the background.

A woman with shoulder-length wavy brown hair wearing a black, white, and beige patterned sweater standing outdoors with a blurred landscape of water and hills in the background.

India Bourne is a classically trained musician, songwriter and vocal coach whose voice has travelled the world as a long-time member of Ben Howard’s live band. Singing and playing cello, bass and percussion, she has spent years immersed in shared stages and shifting landscapes. Alongside this, she has released music as Tender Central, where electronica and folk intertwine in songs that echo the emotional depth of Massive Attack, Lamb and Joni Mitchell.

Now, India returns to releasing music under her own name. This new collection is shaped by long-standing musical relationships, featuring collaborators Mickey Smith, Nat Wason and Rich Thomas alongside her all-female choir, The Big Skirts. Recorded live to tape at Middle Farm Studios with producer Peter Miles, these are songs of initiation and becoming - of motherhood, grief, nature, and new life - held together by the rare chemistry of old friends playing in the same room.

At the heart of the record is the voice, or rather voices. India writes with her women vocalists in mind, weaving their lines together as a living fabric from which melodies emerge. The result is music that feels both grounded and expansive, rooted in collective breath, resonance and connection.