Putra Timur

<a href="spotify:artist:1sqVvE1GPRtHy8LGhQh4Hu" data-name="Putra Timur">Putra Timur</a> is a singer-songwriter from Jakarta, Indonesia who marked his name to indie local scene with his folk-ish sound in <a href="spotify:album:16DVZGvtJOOlYlwqrAXOHR" data-name="Two Scenes">Two Scenes</a>, <a href="spotify:album:1SXKN8MGa4rHt6lrQIx5VS" data-name="The Loneliest Man on Earth">The Loneliest Man on Earth</a>, and <a href="spotify:album:3TMpUSe92yqjRkORrYqJsd" data-name="Sejenak">Sejenak</a> (Single). He began to gain attention to the national extent with his sudden swift to a more vintage Indonesiana persona by introducing <a href="spotify:album:2M8yakSB2vNQIpIhGESyTv" data-name="Merengkuh Mesra">Merengkuh Mesra</a> as his single in 2019, followed by his debut album <a href="spotify:album:6DTFLkqS8KDdXysP7fFmYe" data-name="Mahligai">Mahligai</a> in 2020. Some even say his music is a combination of <a href="spotify:artist:48bKH1ugFBhERC1rdojP9d" data-name="Dewa 19">Dewa 19</a> &amp; <a href="spotify:artist:2NteKKMj3takKR3ABTd279" data-name="Chrisye">Chrisye</a> blends in one, not to mention they were two of his heroes/inspirations in music.

During the pandemic era he and his closest peers formed a music collective named Loneliest Club consisting of <a href="spotify:artist:50lYR3K96QJ3DyOHJr3Fom" data-name="Mafia Pemantik Qolbu">Mafia Pemantik Qolbu</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0Q0tNebCddkZXmn5MQBCol" data-name="Binar">Binar</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0bWXfQkYnT9xcJ6C7JQK0i" data-name="Shinjoko">Shinjoko</a>, and himself. Together they experimented to a more wider-range of genre by releasing numerous seasonal single for Christmas and Ramadan such as; <a href="spotify:album:39hQ1ZuanNBhEkwwtzriE0" data-name="Another Empty Glass">Another Empty Glass</a>, <a href="spotify:album:3spumLqkusy6LhLxpjsYv5" data-name="Forever Lasting Joy">Forever Lasting Joy</a>, <a href="spotify:track:44G0sNhOecoqvMYtvE0Oq4" data-name="Hawa&#39;">Hawa&#39;</a>, and <a href="spotify:track:0ela5lcW8EAwleQilNHXf9" data-name="The Saviour">The Saviour</a>.

His collaborative work also can be heard in one of the tracks from <a href="spotify:artist:0Q0tNebCddkZXmn5MQBCol" data-name="Binar">Binar</a>’s <a href="spotify:album:3M8R3GTvoZCTptwRrIKyMR" data-name="Jalan Rindang Dua Tiga">Jalan Rindang Dua Tiga</a> EP and Jek’s <a href="spotify:album:19zknNHt2PsqIzHE68tfnF" data-name="Story of a Sad Ghost">Story of a Sad Ghost</a> EP.

With <a href="spotify:album:7HgY2o91u6FNAXpGKmBFgm" data-name="Romansa Kekasih">Romansa Kekasih</a> &amp; <a href="spotify:track:2TLAWyJ6LLoNUOMKfQsP4u" data-name="Bayang-Bayang">Bayang-Bayang</a> as his only two latest single, the past songs that still exist in the surface of his listeners, and the wandering whereabouts of his next move. Take notes, <a href="spotify:artist:1sqVvE1GPRtHy8LGhQh4Hu" data-name="Putra Timur">Putra Timur</a>is set to make his return in 2024.