Greg Freeman’s “Indu” Is the Jagged, Brilliant Indie Rock Anthem You Need Right Now

If you’ve been keeping an ear to the ground for the best new guitar music, you already know Greg Freeman doesn’t do boring. Fresh off a wave of well-deserved critical praise, he’s just announced his third album, All Set The Bone (out October 2nd via Transgressive/Canvasback).

To kick off the era, he’s dropped the lead single “Indu” and honestly, it’s one of those tracks that hooks you on the very first listen and refuses to leave your head.

Inside the Sound of “Indu”

Produced by John Congleton (the mastermind behind iconic records by St. Vincent, Death Cab for Cutie, and Courtney Barnett), “Indu” leans into a bright, wonderfully messy, garage-rock chug.

It’s got that loose, late-90s slacker energy—think Pavement meets Modest Mouse—built on a foundation of jagged, biting guitars. But what makes the song really stick is the vulnerability hiding underneath the noise. Amidst the buzzing instrumentation, Freeman drops lines of surprisingly tender poetry, like:

“All I want to do is look at you, lookin’ at me with the moonlight in your eyes.”

It’s that exact friction—swaggering indie-rock grit paired with an open-hearted core—that makes the track so addictive.

The Story Behind the Album

All Set The Bone is a huge milestone for Freeman, being his first full-length record written entirely after taking the leap to pursue music full-time.

Following a period of major upheaval, he packed up his life in Burlington, Vermont, and retreated to an isolated corner of the rural Southwest. That jarring change of scenery, combined with the strange characters and absolute quiet of the desert, bled right into the writing process. The result is an album shaped by major life shifts and the tension that comes with them.

On the Road

If you want to hear how these tracks translate live, Freeman is taking the new material on a serious run. He’s heading to Europe for festivals like Way Out West and Green Man this August, followed by a massive US headline tour this fall with support from acts like Hello Shark, Robber Robber, and Walker Rider.

Quick Details:

• Artist: Greg Freeman

• Track: “Indu”

• Album: All Set The Bone

• Release Date: October 2nd (Transgressive/Canvasback)

• Producer: John Congleton

The Verdict

“Indu” makes it pretty clear that Greg Freeman isn’t just a flash in the pan—he’s an artist leveling up in real-time. Turn this one up loud, and get ready for All Set The Bone this fall.