Circarama Unveil New Single “Apple Queen” with A Lyrics Video
Psychedelic fourpiece from Jakarta, Circarama released their latest single “Apple Queen” two days ago. Under record label Helat Tubruk, Jugo Djarot (vocal, guitar), Faiz Mochamad Rais (guitar), Rifaldi Moeli (bass, vocal) and Eki Yuda Sena (drum) unveiled the song in a lyrics video that has made its way on the band’s official Youtube channel. The lyrics video exudes a 60’s psychedelic vibe with the chosen images and footage. The video was created by Dhiwang “Kokoro” Seta who also created Oscar Lolang’s lyrics video for “Clouds of Jakarta” and Polka Wars’ video for “Seek”. The song tells about a dilemma of a girl who works as a lady of the evening and Circarama take the point of view of an outsider who sees the phenomenon from afar. “We want to tell about a commercial sex worker from the second person’s point of view, in which he becomes the observer of the phenomena. Musically, this number is different from our previous ones. We used to have many repetitive parts, this time we give something new to reduce its repetitiveness,” explain the band.
The single marks Circarama’s first step to an upcoming full length album called “Plasticine Jewel”. In conjunction with the single and lyrics video release, they also open the pre-order session for the deluxe boxset of the album that includes a totebag, jewelry case, sticker, necklace, and CD. In this album, the band express their opinion about surrounding lives that they experience. “Apple Queen” is just one of the example of it, moreover, there will be other songs about a loner, a description about nature’s beauty, and a journey of someone to find inner peace which the ultimate self-actualization in life. Asked about why they named their album “Plastine Jewel”, they said, “Jewel here is a symbol of life and love. Seeing the reality, life and love are not expressed honestly and they can be formed at any time by those people like they are plasticin.” For a taste of their new record, listen to the new single here and pre-order t.
