Last week, we were invited to celebrate the release of Bittersweet’s latest album at the Fred Perry Pavilion on April Fool’s Day. The band has been infusing local soundwaves with British pop rock vibes for over a decade, and they’re keeping with the tradition through the release of their third album to date, titled BTSWT. We sat down for a chat with Fizan (vocalist), Herri (guitar/vocals), Moon (guitar/vocals) and Emai (keyboard/synth) to get a better idea of the story behind their newest album, as well as general updates on the band itself.
How long did it take to finish your 3rd album ?
It took us roughly 3 years to complete this album, we didn’t rush ourselves throughout the whole recording. The album took a long time to finish because we were usually attending shows during weekends, and we had our own daily jobs to attend to during the weekdays as well. So it dragged the process quite a bit.
We all know that the band will be playing at the upcoming major festival Urbanscape alongside Hujan. Will there be a Bittersweet tour after that event ?
On 1st May this year we’ll be crossing the border to our neighbouring country Singapore, then on 6th May we’ll be flying to Jakarta, Indonesia. The day right after that we’ll be coming back to Kuala Lumpur to perform for the RAKU Fest. Beyond that, we’ll be touring around Malaysia after a short break for fasting and Eid day.
Tell us about your latest album, BTSWT. What’s the concept behind it?
For this album, our approach is on expressing what we all feel, not just on a personal level but what we as a band have gone through together. At the end of the day, things will always go full circle where it revolves around everyone of us.
What’s your favourite song in this album ?
Well we can’t be bias, I mean, who does not like their own work of art right? (laugh) I think, throughout the whole 12 years in the band we pretty much work hard to produce all of our songs, so that even our new listeners would appreciate our music.
What can we expect from Bittersweet in the near future ?
Of course, after we’re done with all the touring we might hit the studio again to record some new stuff for our upcoming single or maybe even another album.
For those interested in Bittersweet’s latest album you can purchase it digitally on Raku, Spotify and iTunes among others for RM25.
Don’t forget to follow the band’s official social media accounts on facebook, twitter and instagram to stay updated on the band’s developments!
