If you, like me, have never heard of Aggi, you shouldn’t feel bad. The short-lived Indonesian band released just ten songs spread out over four singles between 2013 and 2016. All of the releases have long been out of print and hard to find. Fortunately, Jigsaw Records have released the complete output of the band on one handy CD.
Jigsaw Records head honcho Chris MacFarlane discovered the band when he was trading records with HeyHo! Records. “One of that label’s final releases in 2014 was the College Friend cdep from Aggi and the second I heard it, I was FLOORED, to say the least. I mean c’mon, three songs in under 4½ minutes that sounded exactly like vintage Henry’s Dress?! How have I NOT found my new favorite band??” I can totally relate to that touch of awe from first discovering the music of Aggi. Call it tweepunk, call it noisepop or call it C86-core, the indie pop of Aggi is primitively fun and sweet.
Buy the CD through Jigsaw Record, you won’t regret it.
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