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...home to college-friendly bands like the Cardigans, Liz Phair, Veruca Salt and Tahiti 80. "The band's music possesses a charm, melodicism and style that we fell in love with immediately," says label head Jim Powers, who signed White Shoes and re-released their self-titled 2005 debut album in the U.S. in September. What American listeners will make of White Shoes' fey and shimmering songs - mostly recorded in Indonesian, with one or two in English - remains to be seen however. Indonesia's biggest stars - platinum-selling bands such as Dewa and Gigi - have never had any impact...
...just possible, though, that White Shoes will be able to leverage its Internet buzz and get noticed by college trendsetters on the lookout for musical exotica. The debut album treads a daring line between cool and camp, filtering Paris of the 1960s, or swinging London, through an Asian prism. The tunes call to mind not only film soundtracks but also TV themes and tacky advertising jingles from consumerism's golden age. It's a deliciously anachronistic sound, underscored by the lack of digital instrumentation (the band's lineup includes three classically-trained musicians...
...After developing a strong following on the local bar and college circuit, they signed to Jakarta's premier indie label, Aksara Records, in 2005 and quickly became its top-selling act, shifting 15,000 copies of the White Shoes album. "These guys had a lot of fans before they signed with us," says Hanin Sidharta, Aksara's co-founder. "And they have used their art-school background to create a look and sound that is unique...
...producers were acutely aware of the fact that he would not be able to actively promote his album, since he is continuing his studies this year. As a result, they leaned on the Harvard name to turn heads, and Baek had little control over how the music video was put together. “The music video is what these middle aged men think of me and like about me, but, the question is, is this going to cross over to the younger audience? That’s the part I was worried about...
...doubt the result of André 3000 stealing tracks from Prince’s vaults, and “Futuresex/Lovesounds” isn’t nearly as futuristic or original as JT would like you to think. Prince himself has released three decent albums during that same five-year period, but they’ve gone relatively unnoticed. No matter. Purple still reigns. Just ask Cam’ron. So don’t blame The-Dream for being in thrall to Prince. Any aspiring R&B singer would do well to study an album like...