Indigo

"Indigo" is a collaborative country song by Sam Barber featuring Avery Anna, released in 2024 as part of Barber's debut album, Restless Mind. It depicts Barber grappling with the consequences of leaving a relationship. He feels miserable and wonders if his suffering is a divine lesson.

I used to shine bright like gold, now I'm all indigo My colors are darker and cold Indigo is a deep shade of blue, and in the context of this song it's an emotional paint swatch hovering somewhere between sad and utterly crushed. The darker tones, as Barber points out, are the natural habitat of melancholia - a place where the happy yellows and sunlit oranges have gone AWOL.

The song is structured as a duet, with Avery Anna taking the lead as the girl Barber walked out on. Originally from Flagstaff, Arizona, Avery Anna is a country music artist known for her expressive songwriting and piano-forward sound. Her debut EP, Mood Swings, released in 2022, includes the viral hit "Narcissist," which did well on SiriusXM radio. Anna performed at the 2023 CMT Music Awards where she was nominated for Breakthrough Artist of the Year. Along with "Indigo," she also duets with Barber on Restless Mind's title track.