Making waves across Asia, experimental alt-pop outfit Mola Oddity are a group like no other. Combining cinematic auras across excitable grooves and thought-provoking melodies, they unveil an English reimagination of their debut album ‘The Other Side of Hope’.

Blending intricate rhythms with mesmerising soundscapes, The Other Side of Hope blends sentiments that are equal parts euphoric and intricate. Bringing a left-field sense of danceability to the airwaves, deep-cutting basslines punctuate the record as its sentimental philosophies reinforce each note with a poetic backbone. Challenging genre conventions, the album paves the way for a unique sound, captivated by rapture, joy and retrospect. An organic blend of influences finds the record increasingly intriguing and rhythmic, its collage-like approach to creativity proving boundary-pushing and excitable.

The English reimagination of the album retains the quirky backbone that made the original mix so enticing. Unfolding with warm textures alongside meticulously crafted sonic details, the debut album places potent importance on the close relationship between sonic and visual art, with Mola Oddity intertwining the two to build their unique artistry.

The album additionally features the latest single ‘Marmalade Day’ with its silky guitar chops and alluring pop melodies. Combining summery flavours with an exploratory edge, the track further showcases the sonic versatility of the group, carving a blissful earworm into the ten-track.
Birdy K dives into the project, “For Mola Oddity, the creative process always begins with the arrangement: the music comes first, followed by the expression that naturally grows from it. This album is a collective recollection of impactful moments drawn from daily readings, films, and social observations. At its core, the album explores the many dimensions of “hope.”

Hope, in itself, holds the power to endure. Or perhaps, it exists because it is shaped by shadows, tears, absurdities, and fragments of brokenness—echoing the times we live in. Yet, despite it all, we must continue to yearn for hope. After all, if we are all souls who have chosen to return, then even the pain we once thought unbearable becomes something we can endure.”