I. Jordan

I. Jordan grew up in Doncaster, England.{{Cite web|last=Simpson|first=Paul|title=India Jordan|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/india-jordan-mn0001014899/biography|access-date=2021-05-08|website=AllMusic|language=en|archive-date=3 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203015425/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/india-jordan-mn0001014899/biography|url-status=live}} I. Jordan studied philosophy at the University of Hull, where involvement began in the Crystal Clear DJ society, booking club nights and eventually becoming president.{{Cite web|last=Gaca|first=Anna|date=2020-06-29|title=London Dance Producer India Jordan Is Building Community and Club Bangers|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/rising/london-dance-producer-india-jordan-is-building-community-and-club-bangers/|access-date=2021-05-08|website=Pitchfork|language=en-US|archive-date=2 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302162219/https://pitchfork.com/features/rising/london-dance-producer-india-jordan-is-building-community-and-club-bangers/|url-status=live}} Following university, I. Jordan moved to London in 2014. In London, an interest began in producing music and I. Jordan co-managed New Atlantis, a regular "ambient social" party run in collaboration with electronic music producer and DJ Al Wootton (formally Deadboy).{{Cite web|last=Hunt|first=El|date=2020-05-25|title=India Jordan: pulsating self-celebratory anthems on year's most joyous release|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/india-jordan-for-you-interview-2020-2675294|access-date=2021-05-08|website=NME|language=en-GB|archive-date=25 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125113011/https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/india-jordan-for-you-interview-2020-2675294|url-status=live}} New Atlantis ended in 2018.{{Cite news|last=Martin|first=Lauren|date=2020-05-25|title=India Jordan: how Tipping the Velvet inspired a joyful dance explosion|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/may/25/india-jordan-dance-music-clubbing-gender-non-binary|access-date=2021-05-08|work=The Guardian|language=en|archive-date=28 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128093428/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/may/25/india-jordan-dance-music-clubbing-gender-non-binary|url-status=live}}

I. Jordan identifies as genderfluid and genderqueer, and uses they/them pronouns.{{Cite web |title=I. Jordan |url=https://www.instagram.com/i.jordan/ |access-date=June 8, 2024 |website=Instagram}} On 30 May 2022, I. Jordan changed their name from India Jordan, explaining the previous name "really doesn't resonate with me anymore."{{Cite web |title= I. Jordan Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=/p/CeLlFZPA6Zi/ |access-date=2022-05-30 |website=www.instagram.com}}{{dead link|fix-attempted=yes|date=June 2024}}

I. Jordan has released four solo singles and EPs to date: DNT STP MY LV (2019), WARPER / Bulbasaur Shuffle (2019), For You (2020) and Watch Out! (2021) and has also released collaborative singles with fellow electronic artists Finn, Dance System and Fred Again.

For You was released on 20 May 2020 on Local Action.{{Cite web|last=Simpson|first=Paul|title=For You|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/for-you-mw0003382337|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-07|website=AllMusic|archive-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130052146/https://www.allmusic.com/album/for-you-mw0003382337}} Ben Jolley, in a five-star review for NME, describes the album as a "love letter" from Jordan to themself.{{Cite web|last=Jolley|first=Ben|date=2020-05-18|title=India Jordan - 'For You' EP review: utopian rave weapons and would-be festival anthems|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/india-jordan-for-you-ep-review-utopian-rave-weapons-and-would-be-festival-anthems-2671072|access-date=2021-05-08|website=NME|language=en-GB|archive-date=26 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126034937/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/india-jordan-for-you-ep-review-utopian-rave-weapons-and-would-be-festival-anthems-2671072|url-status=live}} Resident Advisor describes For You as "ecstatic house";{{Cite web|last=Ryce|first=Andrew|date=2020-05-20|title=India Jordan - For You|url=https://ra.co/reviews/25023|access-date=2021-05-08|website=Resident Advisor|language=en|archive-date=8 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508125515/https://ra.co/reviews/25023|url-status=live}} DJ Mag calls it "euphoric house".{{Cite web|last=Murray|first=Eoin|date=2021-04-06|title=India Jordan: in constant motion|url=https://djmag.com/longreads/india-jordan-constant-motion|access-date=2021-05-08|website=DJ Mag|archive-date=4 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504145538/https://djmag.com/longreads/india-jordan-constant-motion|url-status=live}} Pitchfork noted that the album combines numerous genres and compared it to the work of Alan Braxe, Fred Falke, Dave Lee, and Bob Sinclar.{{Cite web|last=Szatan|first=Gabriel|date=2020-05-26|title=India Jordan: For You|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/india-jordan-for-you/|access-date=2021-05-08|website=Pitchfork|language=en|archive-date=2 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302162216/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/india-jordan-for-you/|url-status=live}} Pitchfork also named For You{{'}}s eponymous track a best new track.{{Cite web|last=Yoo|first=Noah|date=2020-05-29|title=For You|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/india-jordan-for-you/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-07|website=Pitchfork|archive-date=9 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309195227/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/india-jordan-for-you/}} The album's final track, "Dear Nan King", is an homage to the television programme Tipping the Velvet. The album's cover art was shot at Dalston Superstore, a club Vice describes as "an east London LGBTQ institution".{{Cite web|last=Smoke|first=Ben Charlie|date=2019-05-03|title=Dalston Superstore: an Oral History of the East London Gay Bar|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/evyxj7/an-oral-history-of-dalston-superstore|access-date=2021-05-08|website=Vice|language=en|archive-date=16 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316124953/https://www.vice.com/en/article/evyxj7/an-oral-history-of-dalston-superstore|url-status=live}} For You ranked highly in numerous Best of 2020 lists: Resident Advisor picked it as their Number 1 Track of 2020;{{Cite web |url=https://ra.co/features/3788|title=2020's Best Tracks|website=Resident Advisor}} Crack Magazine picked it as their Number 2 Track of 2020;{{Cite web |title=The Top 25 Tracks of the Year |url=https://crackmagazine.net/article/feature-lists/the-top-25-tracks-of-the-year/ |access-date=2022-05-30 |website=Crack Magazine}} Pitchfork picked it as their #21 Best Song of 2020,{{Cite web |date=2020-12-07 |title=The 100 Best Songs of 2020 |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-songs-2020/ |access-date=2022-05-30 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}} and it also featured in Best Song of the Year lists from Mixmag, Gorilla vs. Bear, NME, The Fader and more.

Watch Out!, released on 7 May 2021 on Ninja Tune,{{Cite web|last=Eede|first=Christian|date=2021-05-07|title=India Jordan releases new EP, 'Watch Out! on Ninja Tune: Listen|url=https://djmag.com/news/india-jordan-releases-new-ep-out-ninja-tune|access-date=2021-05-08|website=DJMag.com|archive-date=7 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507190919/https://djmag.com/news/india-jordan-releases-new-ep-out-ninja-tune|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Hunt|first=El|date=2021-05-07|title=India Jordan: 'Making music feels integral to my existence as a human. It makes me feel alive'|url=https://www.nme.com/big-reads/india-jordan-cover-interview-2021-watch-out-2935555|access-date=2021-05-08|website=NME|language=en-GB|archive-date=7 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507080717/https://www.nme.com/big-reads/india-jordan-cover-interview-2021-watch-out-2935555|url-status=live}} was composed over a six-month period. Resident Advisor, comparing Watch Out! to hardcore and techno, describes it as "alive" and "kinetic".{{Cite web|last=Ryce|first=Andrew|date=2021-05-07|title=India Jordan - Watch Out!|url=https://ra.co/reviews/33836|access-date=2021-05-08|website=Resident Advisor|language=en|archive-date=7 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507115538/https://ra.co/reviews/33836|url-status=live}} Jordan wrote portions of the album on a train journey and bike rides around London.{{Cite web|last=Magazine|first=Wootmag|date=14 May 2021|title=India Jordan firmly making a mark in 2021 with their new EP 'Watch Out!'|url=https://www.wootmag.com/india-jordan-releases-new-ep-on-ninja-tune/|website=WootMag}} and took inspiration from travel more generally during the production process.

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