Hà Nội alternative rock band Mèow Lạc end two years of silence with “Lý Do Ở Lại,” the lead single from their third album “Industry Freak.” Born as a shelved 2022 demo, it’s a song about choosing to stay: in a relationship, in a city, and in music.
Đường và Ớt, or sugar and spice, delivered exactly what its name promised. Jaigon Orchestra and 18.18 brought the sweet, lovesick pop-punk, while Taipei’s The Broken Flowers added a dose of old-school Taiwanese punk. Yee Water shifted things towards atmospheric modern metalcore, before Kinh closed the night with death metal and the biggest pits of the evening.
ĐƯỜNG VÀ ỚT! by Ethos Collective putting together pop punk and metal into one, collaborating with Sense Music from Taiwan yet another time. See some moments in time
ĐƯỜNG VÀ ỚT! by Ethos Collective putting together pop punk and metal into one, collaborating with Sense Music from Taiwan yet another time. See some moments in time.
On a night of heavy rain, “Thuồng Luồng Đục Xuồng” pulled the crowd into the exact sonic depth its Dark Oceanic Mythpunk concept promised. Thryv opened with metalcore, ROUTE59 made the room erupt, Chân Trời slowed everything down, and Delirio de Cordura dragged the night into industrial noise.
Saigon emo outfit Now or Later team up with m tú on Chỉ Là Lời Nói, a new single that arrives with a music video and a crew list longer than most setlists.
Saigon ska-indie outfit Jaigon Orchestra return with Đi Đi Em, a breakup song that skips the heartbreak and heads straight for the exit. It is a goodbye with zero regrets attached.
The first show of a brand new Um Ba La-backed series “Um Ba Live” featuring Con Cá Điện, Skeleton Goode, and Bedlam Royals.
Another Scene Incubator, a step from a big TEN! 20th of September at Um Ba La was marked a mix of dark wave infused rock with a lot of groovy modern metalcore.
Saigon emo outfit Now or Later share “Alien,” a track for anyone who has ever performed their way through a room and gone hollow the second the door closed behind them. Featuring US emo-rapper Ded Stark, it’s the first look at upcoming EP “The Other Side of Regret.”
