Music Matters is an international music event which is free and open to public and was held in Hong Kong previously. Singapore had the honour of playing host this year round with a total of more than 40 bands from Canada, Belgium, UK, Australia, China and of course Singapore. From the Singapore entourage, well-known local bands and duos like Jack and Rai, 53A, Typewriter, Cheating Sons, Sixx and Charles J Tan featured.
I just got wind of the event just the day before and looking at the line-up of bands set to play, I knew I had to get coverage on the event. Favourite home-grown band Typewriter was playing on the first day and they were the first band I managed to catch hold. When I eventually got there, perhaps it was Thursday, the crowd were hardly in sight. I was just muttering to myself perhaps the event was not getting enough coverage thus explaining the phenomenon.
A band which has journeyed for 10 years in the scene, the quirky and witty folks from Typewriter delivered Indian Head Massage in 2010 featuring hits like "Cry So Well". The album was originally slated to have been released back in 06/07 but was put off due to various reasons. Chang Kang who's responsible for the most of the lyrics in the album explained that they wanted a few last songs to bring a closure to the album while not forgetting to balance the chemistry and the tonality of the songs. Indeed, much effort and intricate thinking has gone into the making of the album as each track had its surrounding theme and "space". Say for example, "Cry So Well" like Chang Kang described was penned to encourage and spur some of his friends experiencing depression on. Check out videos of the set below as well as a not-to-be missed interview with the fine folks from Typewriter:
Check out the light-hearted video interview I had with fun-loving people from Typewriter:
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