Thee Marloes - Di Hotel Malibu (coloured)

Thee Marloes return to Big Crown Records with Di Hotel Malibu, a confident expansion of the Surabaya trio’s warm, groove-led soul. Following their debut Perak, the band stretch their sound with richer arrangements, shifting rhythms and a stronger connection to their Indonesian roots.

Vocalist and keyboardist Natassya Sianturi, guitarist and producer Sinatrya Dharaka, and drummer Tommy Satwick shape the record as a tight unit, drawing on shared influences and lived experience. Personal stories of love, ambition and change run throughout, from the long-distance reflections of ‘Under the Silver Moon’ to ‘Six Years’, which traces Sianturi’s decision to pursue music full-time.

Elsewhere, ‘Harap Dan Ragu’ and ‘Boru’ foreground Indonesian and Batak languages, grounding the band’s soulful songwriting in heritage and identity.