At a glimpse, when we saw Elda Suryani, the pretty vocals behind the Jogjakarta based band, Stars & Rabbit, singing on stage at Provoke! In the Garage #13, she got the groovy moves and seemed so free and expressive. Stars & Rabbit gave a great show for the audience.

When we got the chance to have a little chat with her, for some reason that caused the inevitable question to be asked: what kind of music she listened to while growing up. “Back then, I listened to a lot of Jewel, Alanis Morissette, Vanessa Carlton and Sheryl Crow. Their music back then really influenced me with my music, especially Jewel, she’s so, so amazing” she said.

Adi Widodo, the other half of Stars & Rabbit is a multi-instrumentalist that fills all the musical instruments. In the interview, Elda told us that she can’t play any instruments. She added,”paling ngga ‘icik-icik’ loh, ya… itu kalo aku sudah nyanyi, tak lepas itu! Ngga bisa! Karena langsung off-beat,” in laughter. “Adi does all the arrangements and I just follow where the melody goes, we kind of complement each other in musical ways. And sometimes I find a note from where Adi plays his tunes on the guitar,” she told.

The band is currently spending time in Jakarta until the end of October in preparations for their first album. Be sure to keep an eye out on these guys.

For those who has not yet heard or seen Stars & Rabbit in action, be sure to check them out at the video below. Respect.

Below is a beautiful short of Stars & Rabbit directed and edited by Riva Pratama.