“Ahhhh, jangle pop. The balm for the soul.” That’s the first thought I had during the first 30 seconds of Candy kisses’ debut EP, Truth we avoided. There is not a lot of information available about the band, except the EP has been released on Indonesian label forfun.cookies. I suspect the band members are from Indonesia as well. There are four members: Dita (vocals), Wahyu (vocals/bass), Dimas (ucup lead?), and Tama (drums). That’s all the info I have.
Truth we avoided is 12-plus minutes of pure, jangle, twee, indie pop gold. It’s a promising start to 2026. I can’t wait for more.
Truth we avoided is out right now on forfun.cookies Bandcamp page, and I highly recommend it. Enjoy.