Jet to Jakarta

Visible Idea of Perfection
The Super Insurgent Group of Intemperance Talent
Fuse/Caveman, 2007
3.5 stars 3 stars

Any band with the words 'Super', 'Talent' and 'Perfection' printed on the cover of their debut LP deserve points for courage alone. Luckily for them though, these guys are actually pretty damn good. This LP from Indonesia's answer to Jet (which automatically makes them, like, a million times cooler than Jet ever were) is a great mix of riff-heavy '70s rock and garage punk, washed down with a can-full of youth attitude. For those that thought Indonesian music began and ended with that song from the AYO textbook in high school (myself included), think again - good rock n' roll really is an international language, and these four Zeppelin-worshipers from across the Timor Sea do it well.

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Published in mX, Monday 27 August 2007.