I’ve been following this band from Bandung, Bananach, quite religiously since about a week ago. Angsty, raw, fuelled with feminist punk spirit. It brings 90s Riot Grrrl gloriously back to lifeâand particularly Indonesia, this patriarchy country, truly needs a Girl Power movement like this.
The singer, her voice, reminds me more of Karen O than Siouxsie Sioux. Backed up with jagged and angularity of furious, volatile, fuzz-driven noise rock/post punk.
I think what The Observer has said of the British post punk Savages (Bananach sometimes cover Savages’ “City’s Full” at their concerts) can kinda apply to Bananach as well: “Not exactly sexy, it’s not funny and they’re not going to be rolling around in mud like the Slits; but it’s the closest thing to art that ‘post-punk’⦠has offered in a while.”
The music video here via 9420 Records, Bananach perform “Virgin Fuckboi” at Tee’s Shop vol. 4, located at Berak Store, Bandung, October 2019.
Cool schmool! Revolution girl style now, Bananach!
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Featured image via The Display.
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