Mix Jazz To Psychadelia, Crumb Presents Unique Experience In Single 'AMAMA'

Crumb (Photo: Jacob Consentein)

JAKARTA - New York City-based music unit Crumb recently announced plans for the release of a third album titled AMAMA. This work is scheduled to launch to various music platforms on May 17 through Crumb Records.

Crumb is a music unit that combines Malaysian-derived singers and multi-instrumentalists, Lila Ramani, keyboard and saxophone player Bri Aronow, bass player Jess Botter, and drummer Jonathan Gilad. Their AMA album will show how they can combine poetic lyrics while they show their reflective and deep personal side of the songs on this album.

Along with the announcement of his latest album, Crumb has also released its newest single 'AMAMA' which presents elements of traditional music blending from Malaysia and India which is also a form of respect for Ramani to his grandmother.

AMAMA is a song dedicated to my own name, more precisely my voice, whose voice is used as a sample that can be heard throughout this song. I was sent a video showing my wife singing, this video finally inspired me to make this song where I made the basis of this song and then gave a glitch effect and also distortion," said Ramani.

This song is at the intersection of the psychedelia, pop, jazz, and rock genres, as well as plays a role in strengthening the position of the Crumb as a band that has unique characteristics. The upcoming Crumb album, which is co-produced with Johnscott Sanford and Jonathan Rado in Los Angeles, is a form of a statement from Crumb's struggle and journey in seeking the meaning of life, building connections with others, and seeking clarity in the sometimes nomaden's life, has various kinds of upheaval.

In 2023, the Crumb released the single Le Temple Volant with themetry's Echo Chamber, which received a lot of praise from media such as Pitchfork, The Fader, Stereogum, and others. The single AMA follows their journey from the successful self-titled EP Crumb and Locket, the album Jinx in 2019, and the album Ice Melt in 2021, which Rolling Stone calls a trip that captivates to metaphysics and brings us back to earth.