Outside of the UK, Jakarta boasts some of the biggest streaming numbers for Oasis on the planet. Here’s how the Britpop kings built an adoring fanbase in a country they’ve never played
NME catches up with the metal band – and NME Cover stars – to talk their “too-fast” career trajectory, the “raw” new songs they’re working on and why they decided to go independent
Ahead of festival dates at home and abroad, the trio talk making “groovy background music” with Middle Eastern influences and why they don’t mind the Khruangbin comparisons
Touring in the US for the very first time in support of their debut LP ‘Retas’, the West Java band are turning a new page in their remarkable story
On their long-awaited debut album ‘Similar’, the Indonesian quartet reflect on grief and loss while searching for a more diverse, expansive sound
The Jakarta-based band follow their whimsy on debut album ‘Fresh Grad’: “Punk doesn’t have to be a certain way”
After an arrest on drug charges and six months in rehabilitation, the jazz-pop singer-songwriter releases ‘Wijayakusuma’, his first full-length album of ambitious, nostalgic Indonesiana
The Jakarta trio’s debut album ‘Fleur Fleur FLEUR!’ mixes a ’60s retro rock sound with whimsical yet personal songwriting. They tell NME more
