Paolo Sandejas is making noise with his latest single “sirens.”

As his first single off his upcoming debut album, the moody alt-pop track reveals a more mature side to Sandejas’ musicality and songwriting style. Penned by the young singer-songwriter himself, it also marks a reunion project with producer Xergio Ramos (Juan Karlos, Any Name’s Okay, Morissette), who was responsible for producing “Someone New,” his collaboration with fellow singer-songwriter Martti Franca.

“The final track sounds so much fuller and more polished compared to what I initially brought to him, and I’m really grateful that he took the time and effort to help bring the song to life,” said the “Sway” hitmaker. “You’ll definitely be hearing more of him working on my songs in the future.”

Lyrically speaking, “sirens” tackles themes about finding a home in a person. As Sandejas himself puts it, his latest track captures one’s embrace of youth — particularly the feeling of being reckless and spontaneous in life, knowing that things will be fine as long as you get to spend precious time with the person you call home. He explains, “I wanted to keep the lyrics really simple with slight variations between verses to tell the story in a subtle way. As writers, we often try to fit as much as we can into a song, but for this track, I wanted to be as efficient as I could while still telling its story.”

“Sirens” marks the singer-songwriter’s first release under Sony Music Philippines, following his recent departure from Universal Records. Just last year, Sandejas released his six-track debut EP Bloom, which spawned the hit single “Different Shade of Blue,” and also dropped “Sunday Morning” featuring genre-fluid sibling duo Ysanygo.

Sandejas also performed in this year’s Wanderland Music and Arts Festival 2024 — sharing the stage with international headliners like Thundercat, Parcels, and Jack Johnson — wherein he gave audiences a sneak preview to some of his unreleased tracks, including “sirens.”

As we anticipate Paolo Sandejas’ forthcoming debut album, listen to “sirens” here: