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Look on the Bright (and Dark) Side With Io Echo
Words and Interview by Laura Studarus
Io Echo frontwoman/multi-instrumentalist Ioanna Gika has never found the world to be a small or simple place. Although perkier...
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Cashew Chemists Sing Songs For Modern Day Teen Angels
Name: Cashew Chemists
Where They’re From: Singapore, baby
When They Started: 2011
Genre: Indie Rock
For Fans Of: Grizzly Bear, Vampire Weekend, She &...
interview
Jogja Hip Hop Foundation: Ancient Indonesia Flows Through Real MCs
The Jogja Hip Hop Foundation was founded in 2003 -- a time when Indonesian gamelan culture and hip-hop couldn't possibly make sense in tandem. But now that hip-hop has...
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Indonesia’s Punkasila: More Punk Art Than Art Punk
Name: Punkasila
Where They’re From: Yogyakarta, Indonesia
When They Started: 2007
Genre: Punk Art
Most Similar: Fatima Al Qadiri, Pussy Riot, Nader...
blog
Yuna Stays Stylin’ On’ Em
If you didn't already know about our obsession with Yuna, you most definitely need to catch up on all of the stories we've done with the Malaysian siren thus far. Can we...
interview
Investigating the Abnormal Allure of Monster Cat
Cat people make the best art rock. Just look at Best Coast. That's why we knew we would love Singapore's Monster Cat just from the name alone. The eerie, dusky melodies...
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Beware of Singapore’s Supernatural Rockers, Monster Cat
Name: Monster Cat
Where They're From: Singapore
Genre: Gothy fantasy psych folk
When They Started: 2o11ish
Most Like: Beirut, Tori Amos, Nick Cave, Ava...
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Yuna Covers Frank Ocean’s “Thinkin About You”
Our eternal obsession with former MTV Iggy Best New Band candidate Yuna continues to deepen. The Malaysian sensation and Pharrell cohort just dropped a stunning...
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Angger Dimas Takes Indonesian House Worldwide
Name: Angger Dimas
Where he's from: Jakarta, Indonesia
Genre: Electro House
When he started: 2007
Most like: Steve Aoki, Tiesto
Sounds like: The most fun...
review
Yuna — S/T
After achieving stardom in her native Malaysia with emotionally and lyrically intricate indie pop, Yuna has released a self-titled album aimed at a global audience. For...
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Throwback Thursday: Sick Southeast Asian Garage Rock/Horror Movie Mix
A certain Vimeo genius recently combined a mother lode of amazing clips from vintage Indonesian horror films with an equally magnificent mix of Southeast Asian '60s-era...
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White Shoes and the Couples Company’s Jakarta Slow Dance
Name: White Shoes and the Couples Company
Most Like: Pizzicato Five, Ximena Sariñana, Yuna
When They Started: 2002
Genre: Indie Jazz Pop
The Sound: Refined...
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Yuna Sings “Live Your Life” On Conan
Malaysian songwriter and Best New Bands finalist Yuna performed her new single "Live Your Life" on Late Night With Conan O'Brien. The track will be on her...
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Monster Cat — “Underwater”
Monster Cat, an alt rock quartet from Singapore, takes a hazy and mysterious journey "Underwater." The deeper they delve, the more their sound intensifies. Elevated...
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Yuna — “Live Your Life”
The world fell in love with Yuna when she took the stage at MTV Iggy's Best New Band Concert, blowing listeners away with her lilting, flawless voice. Now, she's...
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Defiant Fuzzpop From Singapore’s Obedient Wives Club
In 2011, The Obedient Wives Club made headlines throughout southeast Asia. It sounded like an Internet hoax, but was in fact a very existent, very small conservative...
review
Live Your Life by Yuna
Today we got our first intimation of what MTV Iggy Best New Band finalist Yuna has been working on with Pharell Williams. "Live Your Life," the lead single from Yuna's...
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Simply Sophisticated: Yuna Photoshoot in Central Park
Yuna recently spent an afternoon in New York City’s Central Park with MTV Iggy photographer Zev Schmitz (and, perhaps, the ghost of fellow songwriter John Lennon)...
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Yuna Captivates Times Square at Best New Band Concert 2011
When Yuna hit the stage, the world fell silent. Her beautiful voice, colorful fashion sense, and perfect indiepop compositions had everybody at Best Buy Theater...
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Yuna — “Someone Out Of Town”
Yuna from Malaysia serves up a keyboard-splattered APB for her beloved in “Someone Out of Town,” a single from her U.S. EP Decorate. The folkstress echoes her yearning...