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View all search resultsArash Buana talks debut album and the need for emotional 'validation'
Arash Buana's English-language debut album Logic Mess finds the young singer-songwriter expanding his distinctive bedroom pop sound with more complex – and more challenging – sounds and lyrical themes.
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rash Buana's English-language debut album Logic Mess finds the young singer-songwriter expanding his distinctive bedroom pop sound with more complex – and challenging – sounds and lyrical themes.
Back in 2020, Arash Buana was poised to be one of Indonesia's most promising breakouts.
In the same year, his song "If U Could See Me Cryin' in My Room" became one of the biggest Indonesian tunes on the digital streaming platform Spotify, drawing more than 82 million plays and counting. He had also proven himself as more than just a one-hit wonder as his subsequent singles, most notably "Say You're Done With Me" and "Stars", performed consistently on the same platform.
At a time when all young artists and their record labels were clamoring for streaming domination, Arash seemed to come out as one of the front-runners.
Surprisingly, Arash later let slip that, despite such success, he was this close to putting his music career on an indefinite hiatus.
"It was typical of a teenager's mentality – there were lots of ups and downs, the ons and the offs," said the singer-songwriter who turned 19 years old in June.
"I already had the concept for what would be my debut album in December last year, but I felt like the concept was too business-oriented."
