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Filled with tears: Yura Yunita talk trauma and loss on new album
On her third album, the four-time AMI winner addresses unhealthy relationships, industry browbeating and the loss of her "hero"
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Words of the soul: Yura Yunita released her third album Tutur Batin on Oct. 22. (Courtesy of Merakit) (Yura Yunita management/Courtesy of Merakit)
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n her third album, the four-time AMI winner decided to address her emotional wounds and past trauma from the past eight years — unhealthy relationships, industry browbeating and the loss of her “hero”.
Yura Yunita could not hold back her tears during her conversation with The Jakarta Post on Oct. 26. As, it turns out, sharing the details behind her latest studio album Tutur Batin (Words of the Soul)—released on Oct. 22—was as emotionally grueling as the journey of making the album itself. Nevertheless, she did not mind getting up, close and personal. “Let’s just pretend that we’re at home right now. That I’m sharing stories with you,” said the 30-year-old singer-songwriter with a smile.
Sharing stories, indeed. Yura’s goal for Tutur Batin is to share her life stories, which include her past struggles, repressed trauma and embracing life’s imperfections. While it has always been her credo to “get personal” with every single record she makes, she described Tutur Batin as “very, very, very, very personal!”
The case for forgiveness
To understand the emotional magnitude of Tutur Batin, Yura Yunita offered a brief walk down memory lane of her career so far—back to when she was just a “green” aspiring artist diving headfirst into the music industry.
