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Top 20 Singaporean Albums of 2020
As we welcome a new year, we run down our personal ranking of the best Singaporean albums and EPs worth celebrating from 2020.
Review: Low Pink - Dominance
A review of the psychedelic canvas that Low Pink paints for us in his latest release, Dominance.
Love, Life, and Excel Sheets with Amanda Ong
On the process of making music, romance, and life itself – Big Duck has a candid discussion with singer-songwriter Amanda Ong, as she releases her first self-titled EP, Amanda.
How I Stopped Worrying and Love The Gecs
With incredible strokes of musical shitposting, Dylan Brady and Laura Les of 100 Gecs have made me feel nostalgic over early 2000’s genres that I have absolutely no business of enjoying. And I’m loving it.
How Deliciious Is Bread?
“Fuck your bitch, fuck your bitch, ayy," his fire lines say, but when it comes to baking, there are no problems. As Deliciious, rapper-baker extraordinaire Benetton Lim's fresh rhymes are just the tasty crust to what lies behind him. We sit down for a heartfelt interview with Deliciious and ask: How Deliciious is bread?
Sonic Art-making: Five Singaporean Artist-Musicians to Know
Lots of artists play in their own bands on the side to supplement their creative diet. Some ideas just translate better as music, and this is just as true here in Singapore. Here are just five tracks from five of many Singapore-based artist-musicians to check out!
On Neo Punggol
The lead single from the Singaporean sound artist’s return is a thrilling audiovisual collage that serves as commentary for the global information war we live in – a manic reflection of our over-saturated world.
Four More Nights with Joy Alexis
In collaboration with fellow up-and-coming artists Halal Sol, Abouritz, KEAT, and a tag team effort by Nyfty & Isaac Lee, Joy has dropped four unique remixes of Tonight. Each remix has been lovingly given a unique twist by these artists, subverting and recontextualizing the track in fresh and exciting ways. We take an in-depth look at these remixes below.
Review: Cinnamon Persimmon - Bird's Eye
A review of Singaporean math/funk-inspired indie rock outfit Cinnamon Persimmon's debut, Bird's Eye!
Spotify, Music, and the Creative Process: A Conversation with Bani Haykal
Leader of influential local experimental band, B-Quartet, poet, composer and all-round artist – we sat down for an interview with Bani Haykal about Spotify, creative processes and the music scene.
On Closure and Catharsis with per[sona
Released under Maker Records, per[sona’s debut EP, These Algorithms Don’t Work Anymore, is a pensive and layered exploration on the journey of overcoming self-defeat and accepting oneself. Joshua shares with us the experiences and influences that culminated into what eventually became per[sona.
Want to Impress That E-girl at a Gig? Memorise All of Forests' Lyrics!
Have you been to a Forests' gig? Of course you have.
This is how to impress the e-girls at shows.