After staging a sold-out concert last year at the Solaire Theatre, Pinoy rock queens Barbie Almalbis, Kitchie Nadal, Aia de Leon, Acel, Lougee Basabas-Alejandro, and Hannah Romawac continue their collaborative streak with the release of “Talinghaga,” their first single together as a group. The star-studded collaboration reflects on their respective experiences finding God and walking with Him in faith
Released under WATERWALK RECORDS,
a music label focused on bringing fresh Christian music to a new, streaming
generation, the praise anthem narrates their individual experiences walking in
faith with God and finding him even in the most tumultuous of times.
According to Aia de Leon, “Talinghaga”
is an attempt to describe the manifold glory of our Holy Creator. “While we
wonder at His splendor, we find there is none like Him. While we revel at His
glory, we find that we are blessed with His goodness and how His generosity is
unmatched. The world we live in is but a temporary metaphor of the plans He has
for us in His dwelling. Our final destination, without the tears and suffering.”
Buoyed by ethereal melodies, rousing
arrangements, and lush vocal harmonies, “Talinghaga” highlights the group’s
individual and collective strengths as singer-songwriters. The acclaimed and
award-winning artists behind the song proved that they’re a sum of some very
strong parts with a team-up that is a first-rate of its kind.
The track is produced by Jarlo
Bâse, a fellow musician and singer-songwriter who has worked with Barbie
recently on “PIRASO.” Emil Dela Rosa is also credited as the song’s mixing and
mastering engineer, while also providing additional bass.
Barbie Almalbis revealed that after
their Tanaw concert, the six of them began discussing writing music
together in one of their hangs. “Lougee had a ‘song start’ and we pretty much
finished the song in an afternoon. We just did some edits and added a few lines
through online collaboration, since Kitchie was already in Spain by then.”
Part of the recordings were done at
Barbie’s ‘makeshift’ home studio in Marikina, while Aia and Kitchie recorded
their parts in their respective abodes due to physical and scheduling
constraints. Thanks to the power of technology, the collaboration was made
possible, and enabled some of them to record just about anywhere.
Acel expressed gratitude for how the
collaboration went. Working with her closest friends in the music industry, the
Sulat hitmaker praised her contemporaries for making sure that
everyone’s suggestions were heard. “Each one of us shared our ideas, but most
of the actual words we chose to use in the song were from Lougee, Aia and
Barbie. The idea is centered on who God is in our lives.”
“Talinghaga” is out now on all digital music platforms via WATERWALK
RECORDS.
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