So, what is one sentence they will say to convince anyone else to listen to local music?Īnd everyone else agreed, especially when local music is so accessible. In general, The Arts is still looked down upon, not taken seriously and it is always compared to Western standards for some reason,” pointed out Spencer ( bassist). It is like, you tune in to some television shows and just wonder what exactly is this showing. “I think Singaporeans still don’t really take music or The Arts seriously. However, it is true that in Singapore, turn out for shows may sometimes be weak despite efforts from local bands to push for publicity in whatever ways they can. But you enjoy the process of constantly getting better at performance and playing after every gig,” Lucas ( drummer) said, “And when people are down to come for your shows and listen to your music, it is damn sick.” “Bottom line is kind of selfish, because it is kind of for yourself. It is good and you kind of make music as therapy for yourself, and it turns out to be of some help to others as well.

Wahidah ( vocalist/synths) jumped in, “Or when people tell us that our music helped them through a time. “It is really nice that all these people we don’t even know tell us that ‘hey, this song means a lot’ and they use the lyrics as bios or captions on social media,” Daniel ( guitarist) gave his thoughts on making music for people. They released their debut album Strawberry Feels back in April this year, and plenty of their merchandise on Bandcamp are sold out, with supporters leaving lovely messages of their favourite track and how they feel. It is no wonder that Subsonic Eye plays dream-pop from “hazy, rainy Singapore” as they aptly put. We almost did not want to interrupt them for the interview, since they were so comfortable and in their own world – an atmosphere of a dreamscape from afar. Sat on the brick-laid floor along Robertson Quay, the band members were in a circle having their dinner and chatting while doing so.

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