Sehun and Chanyeol, a.k.a. EXO-SC, have made their comeback this summer with their full length album, “10억뷰 (1 Billion Views)”. The album was released on July 13th, almost a year after their debut with “What A Life” on July 22nd last year.
Category: Review
630Recs’ Strshow: A Starry Celebration of The Local Hardcore Scene
In regards to today’s National Music Day (Hari Musik Nasional), it’s only appropriate that I talk about my experience witnessing local hardcore talents at 630Recs’ Starshow through this article.
War Flashbacks with The Broto
Tidak hanya dari segi sound dan lirik, The Broto juga nostalgik dalam artian mereka melakukan sesuatu yang dilakukan band-band metal lama lewat Rape The Traitor.
Mac Miller Takes Us In Circles In His Posthumous Album
Pittsburgh-based singer and rapper, Mac Miller, recently released his posthumous album. The album focuses on themes of mental healing and how he moved on from his struggles, coated with different styles of rap and RnB balladry throughout the album.
“Kawanan Serigala”: Persembahan Perdana dari Supernaut
Geliat musik rock Indonesia belakangan memang sedang banyak diwarnai oleh musisi musisi yang mengusung tema Heavy Rock dengan sentuhan khas old skool yang kental sebagai komposisi utama dalam musiknya, kali ini unit Heavy Rock asal Surabaya “Supernaut” merilis single perdananya yang berjudul “Kawanan Serigala”.
Sebuah Ulasan Kronologis dari “Nyala”
Saya pertama kali mendengar lagu “Nyala” pada konser Sal Priadi di sebuah mal di Jakarta pada bulan Juli, namun saya belum begitu memperhatikan lagu pembuka ini; sampai satu bulan kemudian, dimana naratif hidup saya mengikuti secara persis naratif yang Sal bawa. Enam bulan setelah itu, Sal Priadi akhirnya merilis versi studio dari “Nyala,” dan saya kembali mengingat-ingat kenapa lagu ini sangat mempengaruhi hidup saya enam bulan yang lalu.
Simmer: Hayley Williams’ Next Level?
Paramore sudah berjalan kurang lebih 16 tahun lamanya berawal dengan taste pop punk lewat single hitsnya “Emergency”, “Misery Business” dan “That’s What You Get” hingga mencoba untuk bereksperimen soul, synthpop seperti “Ain’t Fun” dan “Hard Times” saja sudah cukup mengejutkan para penggemarnya. Tapi sepertinya memang Hayley Williams senang mencoba sesuatu yang baru dengan musiknya sekarang ini.
LEXICON and the Reinvention of Isyana Sarasvati
Isyana Sarasvati is back with her third album, LEXICON. After her first two releases flirting with Indonesian pop music charts and radio hit-style pop, she unleashes her new sound in this album—or, rather than her new sound, she’s coming back to her roots. Her classical music prowess finally holds center stage in LEXICON, while at the same time, exploring and deconstructing genres and other elements we might not see Sarasvati play with through the public eye.
EXO Brings Familiar yet New Color for “OBSESSION”
This time, with OBSESSION, EXO is set to step on their own mark as one of K-Pop’s best boy groups in this generation.
Dancing With Your Sorrows in “Menari Dengan Bayangan”
Hindia’s long-awaited debut album is finally here. After a string of pre-released singles, Baskara Putra explores his own mind with his latest release. Menari Dengan Bayangan is definitely a close look of Hindia as an artist—an indie pop/rock music album version of the self-portrait painting—conveyed artistically, musically, and lyrically. Baskara Putra mixes the personal and the public in this debut record.
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