New albums from rising PH bands

HITTING NUMBER one at the Philippine Viral 50 charts, heating up the Top Hits Philippines listings and just recently, breaking into the Global Viral Charts of streaming giant Spotify are just among the things This Band has been doing of late.

A six-piece band with members mostly hailing from Las Piñas, the group was formed in 2017 by a shared passion and love for all things music. They started out as a band doing cover songs for fun until they found their own sound.

In the band’s earlier days, there was just Euwie Loria on rhythm guitar, John Macaranas on drums, and Miccael Galvan on bass. The three went through a few male vocalists. Little did they know that the voice they were looking for was that of Andrea Manzano.

From there, Loria started writing the songs that are now the band’s claim to fame. When they released their major hit “Kahit Ayaw Mo Na”, the band came out as a four-piece group. This continued on when they released two more of their songs that are also crowd favorites, “Bitaw Na” and “Tampisaw”.

On their latest single “Hindi Na Nga,” the band felt and looked complete as they debuted their two new members Melvin Carson on keyboards and Raymart Gubat on lead guitars.

By then, This Band was finally complete.

Feel Day is an alt-rock band based in Metro Manila. The band consists of Jek Buenafe (vocals, keyboard), Jin Solomon (guitar), Kim Casim (bass), and Ram Gloria (drums).

They play all-original music that is often described as “chill,” faithful to their goal of producing songs that make every listener feel welcome and at home. Lyric-wise, the songs mainly appeal to Pinoy millennials. With lots of “hugot” lines, an overall feeling of being “sawi, pero kaya pa naman,” as well as the fact that they are millennials themselves, the band is able to foster a sense of camaraderie with their listeners through the words in their songs.

As to the sound, the band follows the principle that songs should be fun to play even with just a guitar. Thus, the arrangements and the melodies are often designed to be easy and memorable. The band heavily favors chemistry over individual skill.

For their debut under Viva Records, they give the tuneful track “Salamin.” This first from the band successfully introduces who they are to the local music scene – a modern-day band with exceptional talent and a great ear for good music.