Sex Sux is a two-piece indie pop/shoegaze act from Bogor, Indonesia. Heavily influenced by The Vaselines (Sex Sux itself is a Vaselines song title, by the way), Sonic Youth, and The Jesus and Mary Chain, their offer enjoyable melodies accompanied with warm guitar distortions and tapping drum machines.
Bringing back the good ol' indie pop from the 80's is apparently a good idea, as a lot of bands nowadays seem to be disoriented with their roots. Sex Sux has released a 10-track debut album entitled 'Sing Along with Bananas!'. 'I Got Bones (in the Kitchen)' has post-punk-ish, flat tones, but actually it is quite a melodic track. The female vocalist's vocal may sound too hazy just for the sake of being as lo-fi as possible. Meanwhile, 'Coffee and Cigarette' is a song to introspect to. The distorted guitar sounds strumming along with the acoustic tunes remind me a lot of My Bloody Valentine.
Being pop is sometimes hard, because pop itself varies in several ways. Sex Sux has nothing but noice (nice noise, FYI) and its spontaneity is the highlight.
