The indie pop artist delivers a seven-track album that feels exactly like the emotional whiplash of your twenties

You know that feeling when you are walking home late at night, the streetlights are flickering, and your brain is cycling through every mistake you have ever made, only to suddenly feel completely invincible? That is exactly the energy Lana Crow captures on her third studio album.

“In Spirit” hits you immediately with its refusal to pick just one mood. It is messy, it is loud, it is quiet, and it is incredibly real. From the very first track, the record grabs you by the collar and pulls you into a space where vulnerability actually sounds like a superpower.

Lana Crow is a British singer-songwriter who currently calls Southern Spain home. She has been classically trained since she was five, but do not let that fool you into thinking her music is stiff or overly polished. She is known for creating raw, emotional indie pop that pulls from alt-rock and synth-driven sounds.

For this project, she teamed up with producer George Harris for the gritty original version of “Unknow the Known,” while Tristan Boston took on a separate standalone single. The result is an artist who is clearly comfortable letting her sound evolve in real time.

‘In Spirit’ is a masterclass in tension and release. “I Do” starts things off with a soft, thumping beat that feels like a heartbeat, paired with Crow’s tender, weathered vocals. But just when you think you have the vibe figured out, “Orwellian Times” kicks the door down.

It starts with smug acoustic guitar licks before electric guitars crash the party, driving the tempo up while Crow’s delicate voice cuts right through the noise. The production is sharp and modern, yet it retains a gritty, DIY edge that makes every track feel immediate and alive.

“In Spirit” is all about the emotional whiplash of simply existing right now. It feels incredibly connected to the current cultural moment, where everyone is simultaneously oversharing on TikTok and feeling completely isolated. Crow taps into that exact paradox.

Songs like “So Done” lean into brittle edges and total emotional openness, while the title track offers a gentle, almost healing conclusion. It is an album that understands that sometimes you need to cry in your bedroom, and sometimes you need to dance until you forget your own name.

Honestly, I think my coffee machine has a more predictable routine than my emotions these days, and this album gets that.

Listening to the record from start to finish is an experience in momentum. The pacing is deliberate, moving you from the cinematic pulse of the opening tracks to the gnarly, grinding guitars of “Unknow the Known.”

It never lets you settle for too long. Just as you get comfortable with a groove, Crow shifts the energy, keeping your ears constantly engaged. The transitions are seamless, making the twenty-one-minute runtime fly by. It is the kind of album you finish and immediately want to start over, just to catch the details you missed the first time around.

This release proves that Lana Crow is actively pushing the indie pop scene forward. She is making music for people who are tired of pretending they have it all together.

“In Spirit” is a bold, unapologetic statement from an artist who is fully stepping into her power.

If you have not hit play on this album yet, you are missing out on the most relatable twenty minutes of music released this year.

Turn the volume up, let the cymbals splash, and let Lana Crow remind you that it is okay to be a work in progress.