JAKARTA - Killing Me Inside Re:union marks their comeback with a new single titled Senyawa and Candu. Onad's return after undergoing rehabilitation for 3 months is the momentum for the return of this Jakarta-based emo band.
Senyawa and Candu were written by Onad while he was undergoing rehabilitation. This song has a very personal story for the 36-year-old vocalist.
"This is the biggest form of regret for me because I made a fatal mistake. When I was in rehab, I didn't know what to do, so I ended up writing a song again," said Onad in a written broadcast, February 12.
"I've never made a song this personal. It's all about me," he continued.
If the lyrics come from Onad's story, the arrangement part is worked on by Raka, Sansan, and Rudye, ex-personnel who also still help Killing Me Inside Re:union. Onad admitted that other bandmates immediately accepted his work, which was quite different from his previous songs.
"They immediately accepted it. 'This is really you' he said. Indeed, we have never made Indonesian songs. Finally, it's like, yes, this is perfect, they said: personal, the moment is getting better, you just got out of rehab, let's go," said Onad.
This single Senyawa and Candu also marks a new era for Killing Me Inside Re:union. After years, the band finally feels confident again with lyrics in Indonesian. The trio also introduces a new style of music that is more pop and brighter visuals.
"We want to rebrand again, like back then from the era of The Tormented to Biarlah. I feel like this is the most fitting ingredient for Killing Me Inside Re:union, because we always fail to make Indonesian-language songs. Finally, it happened and it seems like this is what we like. The pop of Killing Me Inside Re:union is like this," said Onad.
Onad, Sansan, and Raka don't just stop at Senyawa and Candu. There are still many plans this year that are worth waiting for. "Killing Me kan (release) a single. Well, it's been a while since we haven't released an EP. That's one of them. What's clear, my priority this year is Killing Me Inside Re:Union," concluded Onad.
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