Jalang
Jalang (formerly Lái) play fast-paced and danceable D-beat punk, propelling the band’s ferocious vocals into the face of the listener. Vocalist Alda’s lyrics are delivered in Bahasa Indonesia and English, engaging with both her own and collective narratives that explore politics, religion, feminism and queer rights in South East Asia, and the diaspora in so-called Australia.
Jalang (formerly Lái) play fast-paced and danceable D-beat punk, propelling the band’s ferocious vocals into the face of the listener. Vocalist Alda’s lyrics are delivered in Bahasa Indonesia and English, engaging with both her own and collective narratives that explore politics, religion, feminism and queer rights in South East Asia, and the diaspora in so-called Australia.
Jalang invokes the band members’ diasporic and queer identities through hardcore punk, mixing ideas and personal experiences that often inter-connect but also continue to conflict with the world around us. Jalang played extensively both nationally and locally throughout 2018–19, and in 2020 released their debut LP titled Pontianak.
2021 has brought a new name and lineup change with Timmy (Extinct Exist) on guitar, Tessa (Ubik) on bass, and Kyle (Sheer Mag) on drums.
Jalang
- Santau
Santau is out now digitally and on limited edition vinyl via Heavy Machinery Records.
Gig
Jalang perform ‘Santau’ live
Friday June 18
The Curtin
Jalang (formerly Lái) play fast-paced and danceable D-beat punk, propelling the band’s ferocious vocals into the face of the listener. Vocalist Alda’s lyrics are delivered in Bahasa Indonesia and English, engaging with both her own and collective narratives that explore politics, religion, feminism and queer rights in South East Asia, and the diaspora in so-called Australia.
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