The recent “developments” on Twitter led me to joining Mastodon. It’s like 2009 again. In case you’re reading this and you happen to be on Mastodon too, feel free to follow me. 🙂
Filipino music is alive in this age of millenials ! And the 9-piece band called Ben&Ben is one of the rising stars spearheading today's OPM scene. Few months ago, I came across their music video of Maybe The Night on YouTube. That was life-changing! Before that, I've only ever heard one song from them. It's called Bibingka , a love song that was part of a Spotify Playlist for Pinoy Christmas songs. Back then, I didn't bother to look them up. While Bibingka was a good song with some catchy lines, it didn't strike that much appeal on me. But after watching their music videos and listening to their other tracks in Spotify ( Kathang Isip , Leaves , and Ride Home , to name some), I've completely fallen in love with them... seriously! Maybe The Night gave me a severe case of LSS. The lyrics were well-written and I can tell they came from a brain of pure talent and a heart of pure love. For the tune and instruments - they had me with the piano, the gu