Indonesian alternative-pop band Lomba Sihir is back with a quirky new single called 'Sofa', released under the Sun Eater music label. And no, the title isn't a metaphor, the midtempo tune is a sweet narrative told from the perspective of a literal sofa.
Written by all members of Lomba Sihir together but produced by Rayhan Noor and Enrico Octaviano, the band, now based in Jakarta, revealed that the song is a "love letter" to their sofa (which really exists), which has often been a place for Lomba Sihir to perch and chat with each other.
"Indeed, of all the songs that will make up our second album later, the song 'Sofa' is, as it were, forms the "backbone" of the album. In fact, one of the lyrics in this song was once the tentative title of the album," said Lomba Sihir. "We realize that of all the entities that exist, it is a sofa that is the "backbone" of our lives as humans. A sofa is a place where we discuss ideas, call our parents, fight with our lovers, and solve life's problems. If an inanimate object like this sofa could talk, the testimonies would be very abundant. Although it may seem funny, our sofa is also a witness to our lives."
"This song does not imply any double meanings at all," continued Lomba Sihir. "When writing this song, we really imagined what our sofa would convey to us after witnessing the twists and turns of life that have happened on it. It's that simple."
"Regarding the sonic direction for the song 'Sofa', our focus is on creating a musical nuance that completely "flows"," elaborated Lomba Sihir. "We didn't force this song to sound like typical alternative music, and we also didn't force this song to deliberately break through the pure-pop line. We just wanted to make sure that the atmosphere we felt when working on the song 'Sofa' could also be felt by the listeners later."