Hey Sudahlah! by Aus et al.

"Hey Sudahlah!" is a cheerful song filled with personal stories and moments from the songwriter's journey with his daughter. The song was written by Aus, the band's lead vocalist, inspired by a personal experience where he woke up to his daughter crying in the middle of the night. He tried to comfort her by saying, "Hey hey hey, dah dah jangan nangis dah" (meaning "There, there, don't cry anymore"). After his daughter fell asleep, Aus found it hard to fall back to sleep and decided to write a song about the moment he just experienced.

"Hey Sudahlah! is a song I wrote from a moment with my daughter. I often share the story behind the song whenever I perform it live," explained Aus. "One day, my daughter, Ayla, suddenly woke up in the middle of the night, crying in her sleep. I immediately picked her up and held her, while patting her back to calm her down. The words that came out of my mouth at that time were, ‘Dah, dah, jangan menangis.’ That's where the song Hey Sudahlah! came from."

Therefore, in the selection of visual artwork for this single we decided to use Ayla's own picture as symbolic that this song was written for her.

"The recording process for this song went smoothly, although not completely according to our planned schedule. But honestly, we are happy with the improvements we made in the arrangement of Hey Sudahlah! this time around. Each band member poured their ideas into it for the best results," explained Ali, the drummer. "We hope that existing and new listeners will happily embrace the direction of our music that will be included in our upcoming EP," said Jin, the bassist.

The recording of "Hey Sudahlah!" was slightly delayed, but they were determined to finish the song and are very satisfied with being able to present it to all listeners.

"We are very proud of the outcome of this song," said Aus. "This is a very personal and emotional song for us, and we hope it touches the hearts of everyone who listens to it."

"Starting with a lullaby for a crying child, I dedicated this song for everyone who is going through problems, disappointment, crying, to stop the sadness with 'na na na na~' (the intro melody) to comfort themselves," said Aus.

We also collaborated with Noel Ng for the backup vocals and Najmi Zainal for the trumpet parts. This single was recorded entirely at Synkroni Studio, Cheras and also in Najmi's personal recording room.

The single will be followed by a DIY music video that is currently in the brainstorming phase. "Hey Sudahlah!" will be available on all streaming platforms on December 30th, 2023.

“Hey sudahlah! Semuanya akan baik-baik sahaja!”

We are an Alternative Pop band, Aus et al. fron Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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