The Sound of Young Java 2 : Proud and Wild Forever

Volume 2 of this series showcasing Indonesian C86 tweepop bands continues the excellent and mixed music of the first. Twisterella's "November" is a delightful straight-ahead pop song, though the vocalist does struggle with the high notes a bit too much. Leach Me Lemonade's "Blue shading life" is special, maybe the best song by LML i've yet heard. Cascading guitar leads into a Field Mice-esque melody.

Pop At Summer's "Summer night" is an up-tempo field with lovely female vocals and melody, reminds me a bit of Even As We Speak. Finally Astrolab's "Linger without feeling" with its low-mix vocals and jingly melody gives me more Sarah flashbacks than you could count. Its one of those songs that gets better the longer it plays and when it ends you get quite disappointed and wish it would go on forever...

All four songs are really good and worth your time, with Leach Me Lemonade's and Astrolab's standing out as being really special.