Good indie music in Asia✨
The moment carbonation bubbles rise, that instant when sweet candy dissolves. Who could have imagined that this familiar chemical reaction we all know would become the perfect metaphor for depicting the dangerous allure of love? MICHELLE’s “Mentos and Coke” is a track released in 2024 by the six-member indie-pop collective from New York, serving as […]
Hello, I’m yabori, Editor-in-Chief of BELONG Media. Even when listening to the same music, everyone has different impressions. Furthermore, if the countries and cultures where people grew up are different, those differences should become even more interesting. This time, we’re delivering a cross-border cross-review project. The writers are Takita-kun, who is writing a review for […]
A snowfield of memories, accumulated deep over 25 years. Treading through this deep snow, footprints that should never have appeared emerged before us. Crushed, an indie-pop duo by Bre Morell of Temple Of Angels and Sean Duncan of Weekend. Their new song “oneshot” is a requiem dedicated to the solitary sniper, Sniper Wolf, who appeared […]
In 2023, A-indie has been delivering information mainly through interviews and reviews of many bands and artists, and updating the “recommended new song playlist” based on the following three concepts. -Only feature artists that we are interested in -Cover Asian artists -Learn about the roots of the artists Through these activities, we received a lot […]
For the first time as A-indie, songs have been selected irrespective of global trends with regard to the best singles of 2022. We live in an age where genres have become so fragmented that you can hear music from unknown newcomers on the other side of the world on Spotify. That said, this year was […]
Sunset Rollercoaster is a five-piece city pop band from Taipei, Taiwan🇹🇼. They are now highly acclaimed not only in Taiwan but also in the U.S., Europe, and Japan. This is evident in the number of views of their representative song “My Jinji,” which has received over 10 million views on YouTube (as of August 2020). […]