In the past couple of months, and in the months to come, there are at least two EPs or albums of original, Singapore-made music a week, on average.
April to June alone saw 30 releases and, this month, acts such as The Observatory, singer- songwriter Deon Toh and The Steve McQueens will be putting out new works.
Fans are turning up in droves at gigs by home-grown indie talents, as shown by the thousands who flocked to the various stages at Baybeats over the weekend. Last month saw the first time home-grown indie acts - Charlie Lim, Inch Chua and The Great Spy Experiment - headline a concert, House Of Riot!, at the best music venue here, the Esplanade Concert Hall.
Among the releases, there have been two exceptional ones - Lim's Time/Space and Cheating Sons' eponymous second album, both of which have set a new standard with their exquisite songcraft and intricate production.
The rise in the quality and quantity in the indie music scene is not an anomaly, but the culmination of efforts by the artists themselves as well as a whole host of supporting players.
There are label/management entities such as House Of Riot and KittyWu, run by professionals from the advertising and media industries.
Read full article by Eddino Abdul Hadi at Straits Times
