As of today (March 14), the hit-making alternative rapper Waiian has just released his third album entitled BACKSHOTS. Last March 11, the artist took to his official social media pages to announce the fresh feature, as well as debut the album’s track list. On this post, it was revealed that he would be collaborating with the rising R&B/Soul act, Nicole Anjela.
The artist also premiered two pre-release singles from this upcoming record — namely, “Lose My Number” and “MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES.” The former was debuted on March 3 while the latter was released on March 7, previewing the experimental yet signature Filipino hip-hop sound was later explored in the full album.
BACKSHOTS, in itself, is an album filled with self-introspective themes, with a lush production that smoothly flows from one track to another. In tandem with this new album, the artist is soon to debut a music video to serve as a visualizer for the track, “MAN IN THE MERROR,” on March 15.
Check out the full track list for BACKSHOTS here:
- AUGUST 27
- MALAKING BIRD
- MAN IN THE MERROR
- Lose My Number
- Softie (Feat. Nicole Anjela)
- MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES
- Asan Na Si…
- Si Lods Na Bahala
- Bounce Na Ko Man
This follows his 2023 sophomore album, WEYAAT?, that spawned hits like his joint work with Yorko and U-Pistol, “SMILE,” and “PABLO.”
Listen to BACKSHOTS here: