White Shoes & the Couples Company

White Shoes & the Couples Company is an Indonesian pop band from Jakarta, Indonesia. The band are currently signed to both Indonesian label Aksara Records and American independent label Minty Fresh based in Chicago.^[1] Their music is influenced by Indonesian film soundtracks from the 1970s, 1930s jazz, disco, and 1960s pop music.

White Shoes & the Couples Company
White Shoes & the Couples Company performing live at We Are Pop
Background information
Origin	Jakarta, Indonesia
Genres	Pop jazz funk disco
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Aksara Records Minty Fresh
Members	Aprilia Apsari Yusmario Farabi Saleh Husein Ricky Virgana Aprimela Prawidyanti John Navid
Website	Official website

Overview

White Shoes & the Couples Company also known as WSATCC consists of Aprilia Apsari, Saleh Husein, Yusmario Farabi, John Navid, Ricky Virgana, and Aprimela Prawidiyanti. Apsari and Farabi met each other while they were both studied at the fine art faculty in Jakarta Institute Of Arts. The two formed the band with their colleague, Husein (also of the Adams) in 2002. In 2004, Ricky Virgana, John Navid and Aprimela Prawidiyanti joined.^[2] The band came up with the name due to the fad of wearing white shoes at the school where they met. The band sings the majority of its songs in Indonesian.^[3]

In 2005, the band released their self-titled album on Aksara Records. In 2007, they released an EP titled Skenario Masa Muda in 2007. Eventually, the band was signed by Minty Fresh, and re-released their self-titled album for an international release. With Apsari’s vocals trilling in English and her home tongue and classical music instruments and phrasings (the eight-minute “Nothing to Fear”) standing out alongside groovy, bouncy nuggets like “Top Star” and “Brother John.” That blend has landed White Shoes & the Couples Company on some Indonesian film soundtracks.

The band was honored by Rolling Stone as one of the best 25 bands on Myspace. They were also honored by AllMusic as one of the 25 most crushworthy bands of 2006.^[4]

Band members

• Aprilia Apsari – lead vocals
• Yusmario Farabi – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Saleh Husein – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Ricky Virgana – bass, backing vocals
• Aprimela Prawidiyanti – keyboards, backing vocals
• John Navid – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Discography

Albums

• White Shoes & the Couples Company (2005)
• Album Vakansi (2010)
• 2020 (2021)

EPs

• Skenario Masa Muda (2007)
• Six Live Selection (2012)
• Menyanyikan Lagu-Lagu Daerah (2013)

Singles

• "Senandung Maaf"
• "Windu Defrina"
• "Sunday Memory Lane"
• "Tentang Cita"
• "Aksi Kucing"
• "Pelan Tapi Pasti"
• "Senja Menggila"
• "Vakansi"
• "Irama Cita"
• "Folklor"

Compilation/soundtrack appearances

• Janji Joni film soundtrack (2005)
• Riot (compilation of Thursday Riot) (2006)
• Berbagi Suami film soundtrack (2006)
• Mesin Waktu (compilation album)
• Quickie Express film soundtrack (2007)

See also

• List of Indonesian rock bands