Memory Drawers – ‘Memory Drawers’ review: Philippines dream pop band descend into grief on strong debut
The Metro Manila trio lean into the ‘pop’ in dream pop, delivering a solid album of heartbreak odes
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Lost Spaces faces heartbreak on ‘OCPY’: “Releasing this album is the bravest I’ve ever been”
Malaysian synth pop artist Samuel Lopez on narrativising pain and exploring new sounds with his second record
The Impatient Sisters on their “rebirth” and new album ‘7 Years’: “We’ve come full circle”
The Malaysian folk trio talk to NME about their introspective sophomore album, life and the importance of family
Couple – ‘Poptimism’ review: a mature return from Malaysian power pop stalwarts
The veteran band evolve their sound with mostly sparkling results
Malaysian indie veterans Bittersweet bow out with best-of collection: “It’s a proper goodbye”
Founding guitarist Herri Hamid opens up to NME on the “frustrating” end of Bittersweet, his future plans and more
Forests – ‘Get In Losers, We’re Going To Eternal Damnation’ review: Singaporean emo trio at their most confident
Cathartic singalongs, smart-alec wordplay and punky yet technical songwriting – Forests have arrived at the epitome of their sound
The Fridays – ‘No One Realizes This Is Nowhere’ review: ’90s pop culture nostalgia from Malaysian six-piece
The Fridays drop the jangly indie pop sounds of their 2015 debut but stay every bit as nostalgic
Terrible People – ‘Home, In A Way’ review: a cohesive, mature record from the Singaporean emo trio
Challenged to make an album that could appeal to a wider audience, Terrible People deliver
Jaggfuzzbeats: Malaysian indie rock duo follow a buzzy debut with an “angrier and heavier record”
Though titled ‘Subtle Shift’, Azrul Zainal and Omar Aiman’s new EP finds the duo all grown up and no strangers to life’s hard knocks
Subsonic Eye – ‘Nature Of Things’ review: Singapore indie rockers shed the reverb to embrace rougher edges
The band take a left-turn from dream pop into Midwest emo on their bold third album
Heymun – ‘HYMN’ review: An ambient rebirth with an organic twist
Malaysian artist completes her transformation with new album
Azmyl Yunor – ‘John Bangi Blues’ review: A no-frills comeback from Malaysia’s veteran troubadour
The singer-songwriter delivers blistering commentary on the “Middle Malaysia” experience on his fourth record