New Generation of OPM

The Original Pilipino Music is now back on its track. Thanks to the undying support of OPM lovers especially the Millenials who are actively participating in sharing local music on their social media. In this blog, I'm going to share my top 5 OPM bands in this generation.

1.) Ben&Ben (formerly the Benjamins)
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Is one of the fast-rising indie folk-pop band in the country. Prior to its formation as a band, the dynamic twin Filipino singer-songwriters Paolo and Miguel Guico were best known for the song "Tinatangi" which won 2nd runner-up and Best Music Video at the PhilPop Music Festival (the most prestigious songwriting competition in the country) in 2016. Currently, the band's lineup consists of Paolo and Miguel Guico, Poch Barretto on electric guitar, Jam Villanueva on drums, Agnes Reoma on bass, Patricia Lasaten on keyboards, Toni Muñoz and Andrew de Pano on percussions and Keifer Cabugao on violin. (they need 1 other member to become Ben&Ben10 haha kidding).

My top 5 songs of Ben&Ben

• Ride Home
• Leaves
• Kathang Isip
• Tinatangi
• Branches

(Ben&Ben perform "Ride Home" LIVE on Wish 107.5 Bus)

2.) IV of Spades

(From the right, bassist and vocalist Zildjian Benitez (20).guitarist Blaster Silonga (18), drummer Badjao De Castro (23) and lead vocalist and guitarist Unique Salonga (17).)

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The IV of Spades bringing the '70s disco genre that will surely make you groove when their music started playing. Coordinated with their ‘70s-inspired polos and blazers, yellow tinted sunnies look. They won the recent Dreams Come True with AirAsia. The band emerged victorious after garnering the most number of streams on Spotify in a nine-week period. IV of Spades had to compete with 19 other ASEAN contenders. As part of their prize, the IV of Spades will get to perform with the legendary David Foster in one of his concerts this year.

Songs

• Hey Barbara
• Ilaw sa Daan
• where Have You Been, My Disco?
• Sentimental

IV of Spades perform "Hey Barbara" LIVE on Wish 107.5 Bus

3.) Autotelic
The Autotelic band consists of guitarist and vocals Josh Villena, keyboardist and vocals Kai Honasan, guitarist Neil Tin, EJ Edralin (synth), bass guitarTimothy “Pabs” Vargas, and drummer Gep Macadaeg.

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Did you know that the Ben&Ben is a big fan of Autotelic? Who doesn't harbor some affection for them? With their heart-swelling synth-pop that sounds comfortably close to home vibes that will make you an instant fan when you heard them playing.

My Top 5 Songs of Autotelic

• Laro
• Languyin
• Dahilan
• Hanap
• Mapa

Autotelic - Laro (Lyric Video)

4.) The Juans

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The Juans is not your typical sing and dance boy band group because they play their own instruments. Some of their songs are danceable tune that takes you to a scenario that is drawn to a stranger, feeling like you've known each other and you dance together as if you own the world. The Juans consists of keyboardist and vocals Carl Guevarra, vocals and guitar Japs Mendoza, guitarist Jiad Arroyo, bassist Jason de Mesa and Daniel Grospe on drums.

My Top 5 Songs of The Juans

• Atin ang Mundo
• Prom
• Istorya
• Nasayang Lang
• Balisong

The Juans — Atin ang Mundo [Official Music Video]

Why do we need to support OPM?
It's simply because foreign artists dominate the local concert scene, where there is no month in a year where foreign arists would be holding a performance in our country, obliterating our local artists. Let's support our own local artists, tangkilikin natin ang sariling atin!

References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben%26Ben
http://youngstar.ph/iv-spades-ready-boogie/
http://manilastandard.net/showbitz/211468/the-juans-on-the-block.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autotelic_(band)