The Ingrid Debut with Nuanced Defiance in “Limerence”

Some bands begin with grand declarations. The Ingrid began with a feeling - the kind you can’t quite name, but can’t ignore either.

In a modest Chichester rehearsal room, three musicians found themselves orbiting the same intangible spark. There was no blueprint, no fixed sound in mind. Just Jess Charleslyn turning over a small, persistent idea, trying to work out why it wouldn’t leave her alone.

That idea became “Limerence,” the band’s debut single, a track that seems to glow from the inside out. It carries the weight of unspoken thoughts, the fog of fixation, the hard edge of self-recognition. It sounds like someone opening a door they’ve been avoiding for years: cautiously, bravely, finally.

“Limerence” does not rush but expands with a steady strength. Hazy guitars ripple outward like blurred memories; the rhythm section breathes with restraint; and Jess’s voice cuts through the dreamlike atmosphere with a clarity that makes the lyrics feel closer than they should. It’s a song about the loops we trap ourselves in: obsession, self-sabotage, the fragile desire to be understood. What rises to the surface of "Limerence" is the tenderness that appears once you stop resisting the truth.

“The song started with a simple idea I couldn’t shake,” Jess says. “It became something else entirely once I brought it to the rehearsal room.” That transformation deepened when the band welcomed legendary producer Greg Walsh (Kate Bush, Heaven 17, Pink Floyd) into the fold. Under Walsh’s guidance, “Limerence” sharpened into its final form.

But the story of The Ingrid stretches far beyond one song. Their ethos is threaded with a kind of defiant and refreshing artistry: a belief that artistry shouldn’t bend to fit industry trends or algorithms. They speak often of integrity, of protecting the creative impulse, of challenging a system that too often forgets artists are not just content machines but entire worlds unto themselves.

For The Ingrid, music is resistance. And their commitment shows in the dazzling debut that is "Limerence".

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