A thirty-minute trip for the post-Internet consumer, Air Guitar calibrates inventive pop hooks for the indie rock lover, instantly accessible yet intricately arranged. The album draws a line through the history of pop stylistics from 80s new wave [Last Resort] and 90s power-pop [Burn Book] to 00s sk8er punk and radio pop [Air Guitar]. Further informed by the cosmopolitan, culturally astute ethos of PC Music – Sobs connects the uptempo of Shibuya’s Advantage Lucy [Lucked Out], heart-on-sleeve indie rock of Bettie Serveert and Big Star [World Implode], with the eclecticism of New York’s Darla Records [Friday Night] to define the pulse of indiepop then and now.
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Artists
Sobs
Dedicated to the power of pop music, Sobs are Singapore’s premier indiepop propagandists. After releasing a breakout bedroom pop EP Catflap and a dream-jangle LP Telltale Signs that brought international embrace, Sobs now assemble a front-to-back indiepop behemoth – Air Guitar – after a much anticipated three-year wait.
A thirty-minute trip for the post-Internet consumer, Air Guitar calibrates inventive pop hooks for the indie rock lover, instantly accessible yet intricately arranged. The album draws a line through the history of pop stylistics from 80s new wave [Last Resort] and 90s power-pop [Burn
Book] to 00s sk8er punk and radio pop [Air Guitar]. Further informed by the cosmopolitan, culturally astute ethos of PC Music – Sobs connects the uptempo of Shibuya’s Advantage Lucy [Lucked Out], heart-on-sleeve indie rock of Bettie Serveert and Big Star [World Implode], with the eclecticism of New York’s Darla Records [Friday Night] to define the pulse of indiepop then and now.
Sobs is Celine Autumn, Jared Lim and Raphael Ong.
What people are saying about Sobs:
"Sobs translate the cyclical feeling of falling in and out of love into gleaming, guitar-led confections across Air Guitar, exuberantly delivering on the promise of going big." – Pitchfork
"Sobs are the Present and Future of Singaporean Indie Pop." – Bandcamp Daily "[Air Guitar is] the gold standard for guitar pop in 2022." – The Alternative
“[...] potent and poptastic. Their debut release on US indie label Topshelf Records, it stands to snare them a bigger audience than ever before” – NME
"On “Air Guitar,” they’ve honed their irresistible pop hooks with higher fidelity than ever before." – CNN Philippines
"a perfect encapsulation of what the indie-pop band do so well." – The Fader “Exuberant, Satisfying Guitar-Pop” – Pitchfork
"... a beautifully composed piece of work..." – Clash Magazine
“Sobs specialise in playful and intimate indie, and their irresistible eight-track debut is no exception.” – The Beat
"[Sobs] not only tilts its cap to contemporary indie darlings, but goes out on a limb of its own. [...] without a doubt, an instant classic." – The 405
“Singapore's Sobs Is Taking Over Pop Music” – Esquire Philippines
"Bright and gorgeous indiepop" – Bandcamp’s New and Notable
“Sobs have mastered the artform of the 3-minute wistful guitar pop song.” – MTV “To this day, Sobs remains a coalescent force in the music industry.” – Scout
“Sobsに訊く、隆盛期のアジア音楽シーンで今求められる” – Qetic [JP]
also featured on “Flood of Sounds from Asia” in 2018 issue of STUDIO VOICE [JP]
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