{"id":1981940,"date":"2025-08-27T06:36:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T06:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1981940"},"modified":"2025-08-27T06:36:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T06:36:43","slug":"life-listens-new-music-from-lisa-laufey-deftones-babymetal-and-blush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/life-listens-new-music-from-lisa-laufey-deftones-babymetal-and-blush\/","title":{"rendered":"Life Listens: New music from Lisa, Laufey, Deftones, Babymetal and Blush"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 In this monthly column, The Straits Times curates the most buzz-worthy music released in the past month. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">K-pop star Lisa navigates love and loss in the cinematic music video for Dream, a track from her solo album Alter Ego that was released in February.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The visuals are lush, with wide shots of a verdant landscape. Towards the end, the Blackpink singer is in a boat and cruising along a river, looking forlorn as she holds onto an urn.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LISA - DREAM feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi (Official Short Film MV)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FMX98ROVRCE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The five-minute \u201cshort film\u201d starts with a black-clad Lisa at what appears to be her lover\u2019s funeral.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">There are\u00a0flashbacks\u00a0to happier times with her beau<!-- -->, played by Japanese actor-model Kentaro Sakaguchi (The Last 10 Years, 2022;\u00a0What Comes After Love, 2024).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"landscape inline-media-wrapper\" data-testid=\"inline-media-test-id\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/7abf891af29af9ec0c41f31bb0e2c5eea7887258aaf4eb491ae1f214441f9abc?w=480\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 720px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/7abf891af29af9ec0c41f31bb0e2c5eea7887258aaf4eb491ae1f214441f9abc?w=720\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 721px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/7abf891af29af9ec0c41f31bb0e2c5eea7887258aaf4eb491ae1f214441f9abc?w=900\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"mobile:mx-16 tablet:mx-00 flex flex-col gap-08 py-16 desktop:pb-24\">\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-secondary\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">K-pop star Lisa\u2019s music video for Dream has flashbacks of her with her beau, played by Japanese actor-model Kentaro Sakaguchi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-placeholder\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\">PHOTO: LLOUD OFFICIAL\/YOUTUBE<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">There is certainly chemistry between the pair, but what is most striking is how different the tone is from Lisa\u2019s usual high-energy, effervescent image.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">She appears pensive and broken-hearted, and her famous megawatt smile<!-- --> makes only a few brief appearances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">After her acting debut in the third season of the popular HBO series The White Lotu<!-- -->s e<!-- -->arlier<!-- --> in 2025<!-- -->, it looks like she is ready to showcase more of her chops. Will Hollywood be next?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"portrait inline-media-wrapper\" style=\"--aspect-article-portrait:1140 \/ 1140\" data-testid=\"inline-media-test-id\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/c1db6332081490345f709c6ee4ce61092b683a0a2e0786993377df786730718a?w=480\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 720px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/c1db6332081490345f709c6ee4ce61092b683a0a2e0786993377df786730718a?w=720\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 721px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/c1db6332081490345f709c6ee4ce61092b683a0a2e0786993377df786730718a?w=900\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/c1db6332081490345f709c6ee4ce61092b683a0a2e0786993377df786730718a\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-portrait flex items-start shrink-0 portrait article-portrait object-contain mobile:w-screen tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"mobile:mx-16 tablet:mx-00 flex flex-col gap-08 py-16 desktop:pb-24\">\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-secondary\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">Sabotage is the closing track from A Matter Of Time, the third album of Icelandic singer-songwriter Laufey. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-placeholder\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\">PHOTO: VINGOLF<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">If your only impression of Icelandic singer-songwriter Laufey\u2019s music is 1940s and 1950s-style jazz repackaged for Gen Z, then this tune might just prompt a rethink.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The haunting closing song from her third album A Matter Of Time reflects the broad musical elements and genre shifts that occur throughout the recent release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The <!-- -->3\u00bd-minute<!-- --> track starts out innocuously enough with soft pianos. But be warned, there are jump scares, and the first of many eerie strings suddenly appears within the first six seconds.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"landscape inline-media-wrapper\" data-testid=\"inline-media-test-id\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/9f8d23352f6eed04aea40694a558d73a566b5ff270799f904cf65e8f4802061f?w=480\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 720px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/9f8d23352f6eed04aea40694a558d73a566b5ff270799f904cf65e8f4802061f?w=720\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 721px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/9f8d23352f6eed04aea40694a558d73a566b5ff270799f904cf65e8f4802061f?w=900\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/9f8d23352f6eed04aea40694a558d73a566b5ff270799f904cf65e8f4802061f\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-landscape flex items-start shrink-0 object-cover landscape article-landscape mobile:w-screen tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"mobile:mx-16 tablet:mx-00 flex flex-col gap-08 py-16 desktop:pb-24\">\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-secondary\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">Icelandic singer-songwriter Laufey. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-placeholder\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\">PHOTO: EMMA SUMMERTON<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The instrumentation gets more layered, and her voice more expressive and dramatic as Sabotage progresses. By the time it barrels towards its conclusion, it <!-- -->has become<!-- --> a dissonant post-rock tune.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">About insecurities and undermining oneself (\u201cI\u2019m my worst enemy\u201d), the lyrics see the Grammy-winning vocalist confront inner turmoil head-on. There is no neat resolution either, as the tune builds up to a cacophonous climax before ending abruptly.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"portrait inline-media-wrapper\" style=\"--aspect-article-portrait:1140 \/ 1140\" data-testid=\"inline-media-test-id\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/4df1131c5c0ce34af14c4236965f2aac5640663f329e8ce079a88fbd6ff95e7d?w=480\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 720px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/4df1131c5c0ce34af14c4236965f2aac5640663f329e8ce079a88fbd6ff95e7d?w=720\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 721px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/4df1131c5c0ce34af14c4236965f2aac5640663f329e8ce079a88fbd6ff95e7d?w=900\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/4df1131c5c0ce34af14c4236965f2aac5640663f329e8ce079a88fbd6ff95e7d\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-portrait flex items-start shrink-0 portrait article-portrait object-contain mobile:w-screen tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"mobile:mx-16 tablet:mx-00 flex flex-col gap-08 py-16 desktop:pb-24\">\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-secondary\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">Private Music is the 10th album by American alternative metal band Deftones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-placeholder\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\">PHOTO: REPRISE RECORDS<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">With their <!-- -->10th<!-- --> album, Grammy-winning American quintet Deftones double down on what they do best \u2013 balancing pummelling intensity with dreamlike grace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Private Music, with its elegant amalgamation of avant-metal, shoegaze and ambient music, cements their status as alternative metal luminaries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Frontman Chino Moreno\u2019s voice traverses seamlessly between seductive and moody croons to harrowing screams that offer catharsis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Songs like Milk Of The Madonna and cXz play around with dynamic tonal shif<!-- -->ts, w<!-- -->hile I Think About You All The Time is a modern power ballad that is tender, textured and otherworldly.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"portrait inline-media-wrapper\" style=\"--aspect-article-portrait:1140 \/ 1710\" data-testid=\"inline-media-test-id\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/fe1fe29751630ad64d9f0f28be27464bf5610cb4e333567ec08d2ba138b36ffb?w=480\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 720px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/fe1fe29751630ad64d9f0f28be27464bf5610cb4e333567ec08d2ba138b36ffb?w=720\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 721px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/fe1fe29751630ad64d9f0f28be27464bf5610cb4e333567ec08d2ba138b36ffb?w=900\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/fe1fe29751630ad64d9f0f28be27464bf5610cb4e333567ec08d2ba138b36ffb\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-portrait flex items-start shrink-0 portrait article-portrait object-contain mobile:w-screen tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"mobile:mx-16 tablet:mx-00 flex flex-col gap-08 py-16 desktop:pb-24\">\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-secondary\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">American band Deftones cement their status as alternative metal luminaries with album Private Music. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-placeholder\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\">PHOTO: WARNER RECORDS<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">While not the most adventurous album in their discography, Private Music <!-- -->see<!-- -->s them occasionally venturing outside their comfort zone \u2013 the synth-heavy intro of Ecdysis, for example, flirts with industrial music. Later, in expansive album closer Departing The Body, Moreno sings in a broody baritone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Their follow-up to 2020\u2019s Ohms is also their first with bass player Fred Sablan, who joined <!-- -->after bassist\u00a0Sergio Vega left in 2021.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"default inline-media-wrapper\" data-testid=\"inline-media-test-id\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/10037ca39a82e587ec8da83356018c0b07f68fac96b592194a73f7ac41b69489?w=480\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 720px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/10037ca39a82e587ec8da83356018c0b07f68fac96b592194a73f7ac41b69489?w=720\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 721px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/10037ca39a82e587ec8da83356018c0b07f68fac96b592194a73f7ac41b69489?w=900\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/10037ca39a82e587ec8da83356018c0b07f68fac96b592194a73f7ac41b69489\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-default flex items-start shrink-0 object-cover default article-default mobile:w-screen tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"mobile:mx-16 tablet:mx-00 flex flex-col gap-08 py-16 desktop:pb-24\">\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-secondary\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">Metal Forth is the fifth album by Japanese \u201ckawaii metal\u201d band Babymetal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-placeholder\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\">PHOTO: CAPITOL RECORDS<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Babymetal \u2013 the trio of Japanese women famous for melding metal with J-pop idol music \u2013 have scored their biggest win yet with their fifth and latest album.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The 10-track release earned the group their first top 10 on the US Billboard album chart after making its debut at No. 9.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">On Billboard\u2019s Top Album Sales chart, which tracks only traditional album sales and not streams or single song sales, Metal Forth ranks No. 2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">It is No. 1 on two other Billboard charts \u2013 Top Hard Rock Albums and World Albums.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"portrait inline-media-wrapper\" style=\"--aspect-article-portrait:1140 \/ 1520\" data-testid=\"inline-media-test-id\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/df043d111c5fdd16542a3b978a45ddbae2f61c748901e61c066492347cc2de79?w=480\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 720px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/df043d111c5fdd16542a3b978a45ddbae2f61c748901e61c066492347cc2de79?w=720\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 721px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/df043d111c5fdd16542a3b978a45ddbae2f61c748901e61c066492347cc2de79?w=900\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/df043d111c5fdd16542a3b978a45ddbae2f61c748901e61c066492347cc2de79\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-portrait flex items-start shrink-0 portrait article-portrait object-contain mobile:w-screen tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"mobile:mx-16 tablet:mx-00 flex flex-col gap-08 py-16 desktop:pb-24\">\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-secondary\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">In Metal Forth, Babymetal expand their unique brand of \u201ckawaii metal\u201d through collaborations with other music acts such as Poppy and Tom Morello.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-placeholder\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\">PHOTO: BABYMETAL\/FACEBOOK<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In Metal Forth, Babymetal stray further from their \u201ckawaii metal\u201d beginnings as they explore contemporary metal sounds through collaborations with other hard-edged acts, such as Russian deathcore band Slaughter To Prevail and US outfit Rage Against The Machine\u2019s Tom Morello.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">While the song From Me To U with American singer-YouTuber Poppy is close to Babymetal\u2019s pop-metal oeuvre, the team-up with American band Polyphia on Sunset Kiss crosses into progressive and math rock territory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">On Ratatata, featuring German\u00a0band Electric Callboy, the trio embrace electronicore, while Kon! Kon!, a track with New Delhi band Bloodywood, merges Indian folk music with crushing rap metal aggression.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Babymetal a<!-- -->re p<!-- -->erforming at the Formula One Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix 2025 and will take the stage at Zone 4 Downtown on Oct 4 at 8.50pm.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"portrait inline-media-wrapper\" style=\"--aspect-article-portrait:1140 \/ 1140\" data-testid=\"inline-media-test-id\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/76d141a8a437a34709f38b50d3fa8ddf2f2ae03d5182cfb730e056fd3ebbb312?w=480\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 720px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/76d141a8a437a34709f38b50d3fa8ddf2f2ae03d5182cfb730e056fd3ebbb312?w=720\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 721px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/76d141a8a437a34709f38b50d3fa8ddf2f2ae03d5182cfb730e056fd3ebbb312?w=900\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/76d141a8a437a34709f38b50d3fa8ddf2f2ae03d5182cfb730e056fd3ebbb312\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-portrait flex items-start shrink-0 portrait article-portrait object-contain mobile:w-screen tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"mobile:mx-16 tablet:mx-00 flex flex-col gap-08 py-16 desktop:pb-24\">\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-secondary\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">Singaporean indiepop band Blush\u2019s second album Beauty Fades, Pain Lasts Forever.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-placeholder\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\">PHOTO: BLUSH<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Home-grown indie-pop band Blush take a leap forward with sophomore album Beauty Fades, Pain Lasts Forever, their first full-length release since signing to American independent record label Kanine Records.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A follow-up to\u00a02023 album Supercrush \u2013 which earned them a spot on US music outlet Stereogum\u2019s best new bands list \u2013 the release also features the group\u2019s revamped line-up. Joining singer Soffi Peters and bass player Daniel Pei\u00a0are guitarist Darell Laser, best known as a member of emo <!-- -->mainstay <!-- -->Forests, and Jared Lim from indie outfit Sobs on guitars and production.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The songs ramp up Blush\u2019s interplay between ethereal melodies <!-- -->and layered, guitar-driven noise, but the album also throws up a few pleasant surprises. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Ultrablue!\u2019s 1980s indie-style chorus has unexpected gang-vocal chants, while closing track Swallowing 999999 Needles features screamo vocals and speedy blast beats.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"landscape inline-media-wrapper\" data-testid=\"inline-media-test-id\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/194e9e67342e80c3606167c762db90b7b81f111c0f91dee729892ad8f3907ea4?w=480\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 720px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/194e9e67342e80c3606167c762db90b7b81f111c0f91dee729892ad8f3907ea4?w=720\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 721px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/194e9e67342e80c3606167c762db90b7b81f111c0f91dee729892ad8f3907ea4?w=900\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/194e9e67342e80c3606167c762db90b7b81f111c0f91dee729892ad8f3907ea4\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-landscape flex items-start shrink-0 object-cover landscape article-landscape mobile:w-screen tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"mobile:mx-16 tablet:mx-00 flex flex-col gap-08 py-16 desktop:pb-24\">\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-secondary\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">Singaporean indiepop group Blush are in the midst of a tour across the United States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-placeholder\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\">PHOTO: LYNN WEN WEN<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Lead single X My Heart, with its yearning and earworm-inducing <!-- -->melody<!-- -->, has a music video directed by home-grown film-maker Goh Koon How (Tiong Bahru Social Club, 2020). 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