Humpback Oak - Circling Square (off their Pain Stained Morning debut)
'With material this strong, it came as no surprise when the songs became frequents on the radio back in '94/'95 and chances are that bespectacled girl across the street knows how to hum to "Circling Square". Humpback Oak became THE BAND from Singapore with this debut release, making many young eager upstarts swearing to the local waves, which included me in the process. "Pain-stained Morning" is the landmark in the history of Singaporean music and no matter how much you are brought up with the latest MTV fodder, you cannot be blinded to the sheer qualities of this effort. Regardless of what you skeptics hold your opinion to, their music has become a living legacy of our heartlanders. I myself will attest with my heart. Do you have pain-stained mornings? Yup? Great, then you must be a Singaporean.'