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Hardcore Punk Band ZIP Drop First Taste of Upcoming Debut LP [Indonesia]

By on November 9, 2025

Indonesian hardcore punk band, ZIP, finally unveiled their first announcement of kicking things off with Singapore-based record label 4490, to release their debut album entitled Model Citizen. Before dropping the album, a new single “Koma” is out now.

Formed in the midst of the pandemic era, ZIP has released one Self Titled 7” EP and cassette tape under Greedy Dust Records, back in June 2021. The band, consisting of Indra Yanuar Prabowo (guitar), Januar Kristianto (vocals), Aditya Indra (guitar), Bagas Wardhana (drums) and Reegi Regani (bass), have performed in numerous gigs, festivals and the likes, ever since – both locally and internationally.

Model Citizen is a culmination of ZIP’s profound yet unapologetic love for the core, disdain for authority and those in the position of abusive power as well as a more personal expression towards urban isolation. The album consists of 13 tracks, 10 original tracks and 3 instrumental tracks – produced by 3 different producers (“Intro” by Torturewave, “Intermission” by Logic Lost and “Outro” by RMP of Divisi62). In terms of music, this debut full-length is influenced by an unhealthy amount of USHC (especially in the Boston region), DC and NY, respectively, as well as the UK and a slight playful dig at the Scandi scene. It’s raging hardcore punk rock, rolled up in one joint.

The lyrical nuance in this record is a wretched reflection and somehow socio-political premonition of what 2025 has brought thus far, especially within our collective consciousness as a crippling nation. New leader, same institutional bullshit, familiar pattern of the old Imperialist guards, media propaganda, inner city struggle & isolation – these components help fuel and complete the record, as told by Januar Kristianto as the principal writer for the lyrics. Apart from having a consistent anxious yet angsty mood throughout the record, there are few parts that also manage to give hints of positivity/ unity vibes.

Aesthetically, ZIP joined forces with Bali-based Jogjakarta native Magicrites to create a classic hardcore punk rock cover through stark, bold yet minimal coloring – implying the visual urgency that this subgenre always brings to mind. The visualization represents the desperate yet angsty mood that is consistently trying to be conveyed in the record. In your face – plain, simple and direct if you may.

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