White Shoes & The Couples Company, an Indonesian pop, funk, and jazz band from Jakarta, was formed in 2002. Aprilia Apsari and Yusmario Farabi met while studying at the Jakarta Institute of Arts and were later joined by Saleh Husein. In 2004, Ricky Virgana, John Navid, and Aprimela Prawidyanti completed the lineup. The band released their self-titled debut album in 2005 on Aksara Records, followed by the EP Skenario Masa Muda in 2007. They gained international recognition after signing with Minty Fresh and re-releasing their debut album. The band's music has been featured in several Indonesian film soundtracks, including Janji Joni. They were honored by Rolling Stone as one of the best 25 bands on Myspace and by AllMusic as one of the 25 most crushworthy bands of 2006.
