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...band's MySpace profile that attracted the attention of Minty Fresh, a Chicago-based record label that is 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...
...sale in the country's malls and markets, but because it is steeped in the spirit of vintage Indonesian acts like Ismail Marzuki, Jack Lesmana, Noor Bersaudara and Guruh Gipsy. White Shoes is "unafraid to embrace the kitsch aspect of the past and have fun with it in their music and image," explains Ardiasyah. "Hipster kids can relate to their image, which is pop but not cheesy mainstream...
...crafted since its formation at the Jakarta Institute for the Arts in the summer of 2002, when Apsari, her guitarist boyfriend Yusmario Farabi and guitarist Saleh came together. They later recruited cellist Ricky Surya Virgana and pianist Aprimela Prawidyanti Virgana, a married couple playing in local orchestras and teaching music. Percussionist and vibraphone player John Navid completed the lineup...
...White Shoes will travel to the U.S. in March to play the SXSW Music Conference and Festival, an industry showcase held annually in Austin, Texas. For now, though, there are more songs to write, and more film soundtracks, vinyl LPs and magazines from the 1960s to scour. How charming that the biggest leap forward in Indonesian pop music should actually be a giant step back in time...
...lights dim, and with the darkness comes the incongruous sound of Tom Jones belting out a pulsating party remix of "Sex Bomb." Five minutes later, the music stops. "It's day, open your eyes. Number five has been killed...