EP REVIEW: vice* – syzygy

Written by Elijah P. Electronic artist and singer-songwriter vice* laces together the heartaches of emo-rap and the intricacies of glitch pop into a neatly tied debut EP. In a world where the Lil Peeps and Wicca Phase Spring Eternals have shifted into heavier and denser material, there exists a younger and fresh breed of producers […]

TRACK REVIEW: kyleaux ft. Never Paco – angel

Written by Elijah P. Makati’s prodigies kyleaux and Never Paco rep the 25hearts banner in a hazy collaborative track titled “angel”. After being filtered in webcams and IG love stories, the duo worked on a track that envisions a purple house show with smoke machines and contemporary r&b—dousing in cloudy production and vocal layers that […]

TRACK REVIEW: Pikunin – ★·.·´¯`·.·★ Tadhana ★·.·´¯`·.·★

Written by Louis Pelingen  Scrolling through Soundcloud, Youtube, and Bandcamp to discover a song that interpolates or adds a twist on a sample underneath always gives you a different kind of feeling. Sometimes it will leave you bewildered that it ends up clicking (or not), sometimes overjoyed with a hint of nostalgia, or sometimes spiraling […]

TRACK REVIEW: YiYi and Piel ft. Xeno – Lumang Litrato

For a track like “Lumang Litrato” to micro-trend in a niche part of Twitter, it’s impressive to see how much lore has been built prior to the release of the track. From Yiyi’s ultimate hatred of the city of Dasmarinas to sending letters of a dearly departed loved one ala the intro of Silent Hill […]