Thee Marloes return to Big Crown Records with Di Hotel Malibu, a confident expansion of the Surabaya trio’s warm, groove-led soul. Following their debut Perak, the band stretch their sound with richer arrangements, shifting rhythms and a stronger connection to their Indonesian roots.
Vocalist and keyboardist Natassya Sianturi, guitarist and producer Sinatrya Dharaka, and drummer Tommy Satwick shape the record as a tight unit, drawing on shared influences and lived experience. Personal stories of love, ambition and change run throughout, from the long-distance reflections of ‘Under the Silver Moon’ to ‘Six Years’, which traces Sianturi’s decision to pursue music full-time.
Elsewhere, ‘Harap Dan Ragu’ and ‘Boru’ foreground Indonesian and Batak languages, grounding the band’s soulful songwriting in heritage and identity.
Vocalist and keyboardist Natassya Sianturi, guitarist and producer Sinatrya Dharaka, and drummer Tommy Satwick shape the record as a tight unit, drawing on shared influences and lived experience. Personal stories of love, ambition and change run throughout, from the long-distance reflections of ‘Under the Silver Moon’ to ‘Six Years’, which traces Sianturi’s decision to pursue music full-time.
Elsewhere, ‘Harap Dan Ragu’ and ‘Boru’ foreground Indonesian and Batak languages, grounding the band’s soulful songwriting in heritage and identity.
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