Album review - Grrrl Gang // Here To Stay

Grrrl Gang
Here To Stay
(Damnably)
4/5

Is there anything more beautifully cliché as a dream girl? Here To Stay, the new album from Indonesian indie-pop trio Grrrl Gang, tastes like a nostalgic wish—a childish snapshot of the jubilation of teenage love.

The innocent timbre of Angee Sentana’s vocals meld into the quirky tenor of backup singer Akbar Rumandung's. Each song ends in abrupt finality that seems to come out of nowhere; I want more.

The album is stuffed full of unabashedly chorused-out guitar layers, complimented by washed-out drums from a basement session. Song titles like “Bathroom” and “Love Song” capture the blasé energy flowing through this washing machine of an instrumental landscape.

This album rides the vibe of a contemporary technicolour danceathon, with the participants wearing poodle skirts and studded collars simultaneously, all looking out of the corner of their eyes for another chance at love.