SHANNi Explores The Complexities Of Love On Debut EP ‘Cure For Loneliness’ — Listen
The five-track project explores the singer-songwriter’s reflections on love, longing, and human connection.
SHANNI: Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment
SHANNI: Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment
SHANNi releases her five-track debut EPEPShort for extended play, a collection of songs longer than a single but shorter than a full album, typically containing three to six tracks. Artists use EPs to introduce theirGo to EP Glossary, Cure For Loneliness, via Sony Music Entertainment.
The project blends diverse sounds, drawing from Manila Sound, soft rock, indie pop, sunshine pop, and jazz. With her signature songwriting flair, the songs offer a more intimate and warmer sound, exploring themes of love, longing, and human connection.
“The songs are mostly about love and the different ways we experience it, whether through longing, connection, or simply feeling loved by the people around us,” the “Sikretong Tayo Lang May Alam” singer shares in a press statement.
“As I was writing these songs, I also came to realize that I wasn’t as alone as I sometimes felt. The love and support I received from the people around me became a big part of my healing. In a way, the EPEPShort for extended play, a collection of songs longer than a single but shorter than a full album, typically containing three to six tracks. Artists use EPs to introduce theirGo to EP Glossary is a reminder that loneliness can be eased not only by finding love romantically, but also by recognizing the love that already exists in our lives,” she adds.
Cure For Loneliness is co-produced by the singer-songwriterSinger-SongwriterA musician who writes and performs their own songs, typically accompanied by guitar or piano. Valued for personal storytelling and authenticity, singer-songwriters form a major part of the Filipino musicGo to Singer-Songwriter Glossary and Max Cinco, whose horn arrangements add character and texture to the project, bringing the sound of nostalgic pop to life.
SHANNi also collaborated with recording engineer and ALYSON drummer Marcus Mababangloob of Meadowlark Productions, digital mixing engineer Jet Francisco of Wild Grass Studio, and analog mastering engineer Marco de Leon of Mix Machine Analog.
Rather than being confined and limited to a single genre, each song on the project draws on the production and arrangement needed to tell its story. “I think what ties everything together is the sincerity of the songwriting and the overall feeling of the EP,” she explains.
Check out the track list below:
- “Sepanx”
- “favorite place”
- “2’OCLOCK”
- “Pag-uwi Mo”
- “Sorry Na Please”
“At the end of the day, I wanted the music to sound like me, like SHANNi, and to create a world that listeners could feel comfortable in. For me, finding my identity as an artist is about embracing the different things I love and making them my own,” she adds.
Listen to Cure For Loneliness below:
SHANNi will celebrate the release of her EP with a launch party at Theodore Events Place in Marikina City on October 31, 2026. The event will start at 6:00 PM and feature performances by The Itchyworms, ena mori, One Click Straight, SUYEN, Planetena, and Uncle Jonny.
“Having all these amazing artists come together makes the night even more meaningful, and I think it’ll be a beautiful celebration of music and community,” SHANNi shares. “More than anything, this is my way of saying thank you to everyone who has supported me and believed in this journey.”
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Cure For Loneliness is SHANNi’s five-track debut EP under Sony Music Entertainment, exploring love, longing, and connection, reminding listeners that loneliness can be eased by love already present in their lives.
The EP blends Manila Sound, soft rock, indie pop, sunshine pop, and jazz, with Max Cinco’s horn arrangements adding texture, as SHANNi lets each song’s story dictate its own arrangement.
SHANNi co-produced the EP with Max Cinco. Recording engineer Marcus Mababangloob, mixing engineer Jet Francisco, and mastering engineer Marco de Leon rounded out the production team across three studios.
The five-track EP includes “Sepanx,” “favorite place,” “2’OCLOCK,” “Pag-uwi Mo,” and “Sorry Na Please.” SHANNi, known for “Sikretong Tayo Lang May Alam,” centers the songs on love’s many forms.
SHANNi celebrates the EP at Theodore Events Place in Marikina City on October 31, 2026, at 6:00 PM, featuring The Itchyworms, ena mori, One Click Straight, SUYEN, Planetena, and Uncle Jonny.
