spacedog spacecat Release New Single “Blue”

Acclaimed Filipino indie rock sextet spacedog spacecat have released a brand new single entitled “Blue” on Thursday, November 20 on all streaming platforms. The new track will be celebrated via a launch party on Friday, November 21 at 123 Block in Mandaluyong City, with Eggboy, hazylazy, and Identikit serving as support acts.

Billboard Philippines was given the opportunity to listen to the new single ahead of its release, and it is likely to please the longtime fans of the band’s melodic and fuzz-laden indie rock sound. Putting Janine Samaniego’s violin and the band’s indie pop-flavored boy-girl harmonies at the forefront, the track is a natural progression of their Fuzz Sounds formula, with hints of Weezer and Broken Social Scene, and a welcome addition to spacedog spacecat’s consistently excellent discography.

“Blue” is spacedog spacecat’s first release since 2024’s dual singles “One More Time (Fuzzbucket)” and “Sky Is Burning.” Prior to these, the band released the singles “Okaeri” and “Counting The Days” in 2023, and their debut full-length record Fuzz Sounds in 2022. In a post on their Facebook page in September, the band announced that their second album is “in the works.”

Formed in 2020, spacedog spacecat is composed of RJ Mabilin (vocals, guitar), Jam Lorenzo (vocals, guitar), Janine Samaniego (violin, vocals), Evee Simon (keys, guitar, vocals), Marc Inting (bass, vocals), and Jerros Dolino (drums). Its members also play for other respected local indie groups like Megumi Acorda, The Geeks, Twin Lobster, and Eggboy, among others.

Listen to spacedog spacecat’s new single “Blue” below:

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Currently the Managing Editor at Billboard Philippines, Jason Caballa's career in music journalism has spanned decades, having most notably served as Music Editor of PULP Magazine and then Associate Editor for the now-defunct Pinoytuner.com.

He has also contributed music articles for the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Rogue Magazine, Mabuhay Magazine, and other print publications from as early as his college years. After shifting to advertising as a copywriter in several agencies, he has returned to documenting local and international music with the establishment of Billboard Philippines in 2023.

Having been a musician himself in Manila's rock and indie scenes since the late '90s, Jason is often inclined towards featuring bands and recording artists who come from that world, as his firsthand experiences allow him to come up with insightful angles and questions for his subjects, resulting in unique and in-depth stories.

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