Already an established name in Indonesia - with four albums to their name - earlier this year Elephant Kind relocated to London, hoping that a change of scene would spark something new in them. Their first single since that move, ‘Rockstar’, suggests that the risk paid off.
“’Rockstar’ is an aperture of my state of mind during a time of uncertainty”, says frontman Bam Mastro. “I’ve never been more articulate in my writing than what I’ve done with ‘Rockstar’, I’m glad to be able to get everything I needed to say off my chest. This is our first track in a long time, one we never saw coming”.
The new music - and evolved sound - is the result of Mastro working more collaboratively with bandmates Kevin Septanto and Bayu Adisapoetra than in the past.
"This is the first record where I let go of a lot of my ego, I suppose", he says. "I just kind of let everyone join with ideas this time. That was difficult at first as it's hard listening to other people, but Bayu and Kevin came in with new, exciting things, and it was refreshing just knowing that you're not as powerful as you think you are on your own".
Details of a new album and the band’s debut UK live dates are set to be announced in the near future.
Listen to ‘Rockstar’ here: