Mandy, Indiana

{{Short description|English noise rock band}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Mandy, Indiana

| origin = Manchester, United Kingdom

| genre = {{hlist|noise rock|experimental rock}}

| years_active = 2016–present

| label = Fire Talk

| current_members = * Valentine Caulfield

• Scott Fair
• Simon Catling
• Alex Macdougall

|past_members = *Liam Stewart

}}

Mandy, Indiana are an English-French noise rock band based between Manchester and Berlin, formed in 2018. The band's lineup consists of vocalist and lyricist Valentine Caulfield, guitarist and producer Scott Fair, synth player Simon Catling, and drummer Alex Macdougall.{{Cite web |title=Mandy, Indiana are chasing the unexpected |url=https://crackmagazine.net/article/profiles/mandy-indiana/ |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=Crack Magazine}}

Caulfield is from Paris and a native French speaker, and sings entirely in French.{{Cite web |title=It's Supposed To Not Work: Mandy, Indiana Interviewed |url=https://thequietus.com/articles/32902-mandy-indiana-band-interview |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=The Quietus |date=8 May 2023 |language=en-us}} The band's name is derived from Gary, Indiana, changing the city name with "Mandy" because they liked the sound of it.{{Cite web |title=Mandy, Indiana Dance Through the Fury |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/mandy-indiana/ive-seen-a-way-interview |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=Paste Magazine |language=en-US}}

The band released their debut album, I've Seen a Way, in 2023 to positive reception. It was partially recorded in a cave in the West Country and in a nearby crypt.{{Cite web |last=Bloom |first=Madison |date=2023-05-05 |title=Mandy, Indiana Combat Our Dystopian Hellscape With Menacing Post-Punk |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/rising/mandy-indiana-ive-seen-a-way-interview/ |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Hughes |first=Mia |date=2023-04-17 |title=Mandy, Indiana are the beating heart of Manchester's DIY scene |url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/mandy-indiana-interview-ive-seen-a-way-debut-album-radar-3427851 |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}