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White Shoes & the Couples Company | |
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Origin | Jakarta, Indonesia |
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Years active | 2002–present |
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Website | Official website |
White Shoes & the Couples Company is an Indonesian pop band from Jakarta, Indonesia. The band are currently signed to both Indonesian label Aksara Records and American independent label Minty Fresh based in Chicago. [1] Their music is influenced by Indonesian film soundtracks from the 1970s, 1930s jazz, disco, and 1960s pop music.
White Shoes & the Couples Company also known as WSATCC consists of Aprilia Apsari, Saleh Husein, Yusmario Farabi, John Navid, Ricky Virgana, and Aprimela Prawidiyanti. Apsari and Farabi met each other while they were both studied at the fine art faculty in Jakarta Institute Of Arts. The two formed the band with their colleague, Husein in 2002. In 2004, Ricky Virgana, John Navid and Aprimela Prawidiyanti joined. [2] The band came up with the name due to the fad of wearing white shoes at the school where they met. The band sings the majority of its songs in Indonesian. [3]
In 2005, the band released their self-titled album on Aksara Records. In 2007, they released an EP titled Skenario Masa Muda in 2007. Eventually, the band was signed by Minty Fresh, and re-released their self-titled album for an international release. With Apsari’s vocals trilling in English and her home tongue and classical music instruments and phrasings (the eight-minute “Nothing to Fear”) standing out alongside groovy, bouncy nuggets like “Top Star” and “Brother John.” That blend has landed White Shoes & the Couples Company on some Indonesian film soundtracks.
The band was honored by Rolling Stone as one of the best 25 bands on Myspace. They were also honored by AllMusic as one of the 25 most crushworthy bands of 2006. [4]
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White Shoes & the Couples Company is the debut album from Indonesian band White Shoes & the Couples Company. It was released in 2005 by Indonesian-based Aksara Records. The album made its re-release in 2007 when American label Minty Fresh signed the band to its label. The majority of the songs are in Indonesian, the band's native tongue. Today, this album is only available on American iTunes Store and Apple Music. The album has not been released on other streaming services worldwide.
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