https://sumo38.co/ Music news and concert guides in English and Bahasa Indonesia, written or checked by a person. en https://sumo38.co/new-releases/new-albums-september-2026/ https://sumo38.co/new-releases/new-albums-september-2026/ Wed, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 Eight releases from the past month and the details that matter: who's on them, who made them, and how they landed. https://sumo38.co/new-releases/upcoming-albums-october-december-2026/ https://sumo38.co/new-releases/upcoming-albums-october-december-2026/ Wed, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 Every album here has an officially announced date. Dates can still move, so check the artist's own channels before release day. https://sumo38.co/new-releases/albums-expected-2027/ https://sumo38.co/new-releases/albums-expected-2027/ Wed, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 Some of these have a date. Some are one sentence in an interview. We've sorted them by how solid they are. https://sumo38.co/artists/tinashe-popstar/ https://sumo38.co/artists/tinashe-popstar/ Wed, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 What Tinashe has said publicly about making her eighth album, drawn from her Stereogum cover story. https://sumo38.co/new-releases/new-indonesian-music-september-2026/ https://sumo38.co/new-releases/new-indonesian-music-september-2026/ Wed, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 Debut albums, comebacks and a hipdut single: the Indonesian releases from the past month, and who made them. https://sumo38.co/new-releases/upcoming-indonesian-albums-2026-2027/ https://sumo38.co/new-releases/upcoming-indonesian-albums-2026-2027/ Wed, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 Two albums with firm dates, several promised before the year ends, and a few further out, sorted by how certain they are. https://sumo38.co/artists/nadin-amizah-laika/ https://sumo38.co/artists/nadin-amizah-laika/ Wed, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 What Nadin Amizah has said publicly about her third album, drawn from her interviews with Kumparan, Pophariini and CNN Indonesia. https://sumo38.co/news/ami-awards-2026-nominations/ https://sumo38.co/news/ami-awards-2026-nominations/ Wed, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 Sixty-seven categories, four of them new, and 5,360 registered works: what was announced, and who is up for the biggest awards. https://sumo38.co/news/the-weeknd-jakarta-jis-2026/ https://sumo38.co/news/the-weeknd-jakarta-jis-2026/ Wed, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 Two nights of the After Hours Til Dawn Tour at Jakarta International Stadium, as reported by the outlets that were there. https://sumo38.co/news/pestapora-2026-syahrini/ https://sumo38.co/news/pestapora-2026-syahrini/ Wed, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 Three days at Gambir Expo and JIExpo Kemayoran, from Juicy Luicy's opening set to Dewa 19 closing the main stage. https://sumo38.co/artists/isyana-sarasvati-eklektiko/ https://sumo38.co/artists/isyana-sarasvati-eklektiko/ Wed, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 A feature built from Isyana's recent interviews and news coverage from September 2026. https://sumo38.co/news/ella-langley-choosin-texas-hot-100-record/ https://sumo38.co/news/ella-langley-choosin-texas-hot-100-record/ Wed, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 Twenty-three weeks, one more than Mariah Carey's Christmas classic. How a country song got there, and why the record may not stay put. https://sumo38.co/news/latin-grammys-2026-nominations/ https://sumo38.co/news/latin-grammys-2026-nominations/ Wed, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 Sixty categories, a ten-album race for the top prize, and two children of Brazilian legends among the best new artist nominees. https://sumo38.co/artists/beck-ride-lonesome/ https://sumo38.co/artists/beck-ride-lonesome/ Wed, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 A feature built from Beck's interviews with NME and Exclaim!, and the coverage around his new album and tour. https://sumo38.co/gigs/first-concert-guide/ https://sumo38.co/gigs/first-concert-guide/ Wed, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 Tickets, redemption, the gate, your ears, and the ride home: a first concert guide in the order it happens. https://sumo38.co/gigs/concert-ticket-scams/ https://sumo38.co/gigs/concert-ticket-scams/ Wed, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 The warning signs, safer ways to buy resale tickets, and what to do if you've been scammed. https://sumo38.co/gigs/music-festival-packing-list/ https://sumo38.co/gigs/music-festival-packing-list/ Wed, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 The essentials, the small things that save the day, and what usually gets stopped at the gate.