Ang
Bandang Shirley to release their “Favorite” album
by rick olivares
In these challenging days, Ang Bandang Shirley, that band
whose good cheer brightens your day with tunes that leave an indelible mark in
your heart and mind, arrives with their much-anticipated third album titled,
“Favorite”.
The band is set to launch “Favorite” this coming March 25
at the Blue Bay Walk Garden, the Metro Park, in Pasay City.
With the singles and videos for “Umaapaw” and “Siberia”
released a few months ahead of the new album, Ang Bandang Shirley have teased a
refined, tighter sound without sacrificing the sheen and harmony that have
defined their music.
If “Themesongs”, their debut, had a raw vitality to their
songs with the influence of Broken Social Scene all over them, their sophomore
release, “Tama Na Ang Drama” found them more introspective and soulful. With “Favorite”,
the album exudes the confidence of maturity and experience in facing life’s
challenges and these turbulent times we live in.
As an
added tidbit, the band continues their tradition of selecting an album track as
the title of their album.
The true collective nature of the band expands. Just as the band did with “Tama Na Ang
Drama”, “Favorite” is also a collective effort in terms of songwriting with
various band members contributing. And speaking of confidence and collective, the band is confident enough to allow
different producers -- from Modulogeek,
Big Hat Gang, Nights of Rizal, the Ringmaster, and Mikey Amistoso of Ciudad and
Hannah + Gabi – to take stabs at putting together those thoughtful and
intuitive songs that have been their trademark. Despite the eclectic ideas,
what the band has teased during the pre-launch shows is a seamless weaving of
more provocative pop nuggets to fill your soul.
“Favorite”,
from Wide Eyed Records, will be available at the launch in compact disc form
and on iTunes. The CD will be available soon after in selected outlets that
will be announced on the band’s website and social media.
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