Rico Blanco is back with his Dating Gawi

Rico Blanco is back with a new album, and what an opportune time to go back to his roots. The album,  aptly titled "Dating Gawi" brings back Rico to the type of songs that made his works with his old band from Rivermaya very popular. After going solo and did most of his works experimenting on his musicality (to the extent of coming up with an alter ego Fiesto Bandido in his last album), it came as a surprise to me that Rico has decided to take us back in time. I guess the experimentation could only take you as long as you could take it. Preview the new album below to check it out yourself.

 I'll be waiting for this to hit the stores and get it along with Bamboo's album. Rico and Bamboo with a new album! What a great time to be a fan of these ex-Rivermaya heavyweights!

Bamboo returns for his second album, releases a mash-up music video.

Perhaps the long wait is over for Bamboo fans. After four long years, Bamboo is back with a new album. The Album, titled as "Bless this Mess" is Bamboo's attempt to go back to his roots. In the first Album, "No Water, No Moon" it was more of Bamboo's attempt at Jazz rock and his way of showing his mellower side. Maybe to distinguish himself from his past works that featured more prominently his hard hitting rock side. But old habits do die hard. And as the first/dual single from the album "Bless this Mess" suggests, Bamboo is indeed back to his hard hitting rock side. Consciously done to fuse two songs together to come up with a powerful new single, the songs Nothing Like You and Firepower reintroduces us to the Bamboo that we all love. And that's the Bamboo that punches us in the face as he hits those notes in his songs. Check out the music video below

Bless this Mess is out now in record bars nationwide (though I have yet to get a copy). Album Review will follow as soon as I get my hands on them.

Some New Songs from Rico Blanco

So I've been checking out the net lately for some new Rico Blanco tunes and I was surprised that I missed out a couple of songs released by Rico thru Spotify, Deezer, and iTunes. And with rumors of a new album coming out soon, I've decided to compile some recent singles that Rico wrote for the year. The latest which is a collaboration with Chito Miranda and Parokya ni Edgar. If one could remember, Rico and Chito recorded a mash up song of Rivermaya's Panahon na Naman and Parokya ni Edgar's Harana last year much to every OPM fans' delight. The duo is back this time to breath life into a new song called "Sing". Check out the video below:

Sing - Parokya ni Edgar Feat. Rico Blanco

I also stumbled upon a Kundiman type of song written by Rico Blanco way back in 2013 that sounds so classic Pinoy love song. Kundiman by the way is a Filipino Love Song Genre that permeated the radio waves back in 50s to 70s if I'm not mistaken. The song sent a chill to my spine as it transports me to the past during the time when Filipinos still wore their Barong Tagalog (for men) and Baro't Saya (for women). Hear it yourself here:

Ang Tangi Kong Pangarap - Rico Blanco

  
There are also other songs one can find in Rico Blanco's iTunes store or hear them for free at Spotify. A notable track that you won't be hearing (or seeing) in YouTube but can only be heard in full thru Spotify is the song All the Seconds in our Hours. A very danceable Rico Blanco tune unlike any other. I think this song is a remnant of Rico Blanco's Your Universe Asian Release album that might have not made the cut. The song could pretty much be grouped together with the songs "Neon Lights" and "China in Me" albeit more on the danceable side than the aforementioned songs.

Now let me leave you behind a sneak peek of Rico's new single for the New Album...

More on Videoke Queen soon :)