Airing at midnight, the 6:46 minute track produced by Cavill, dot.jaime, nouvul, and fern. is an experimental dance composition with heavy pop resonance. Signed under Island Record Philippines, the band’s latest single is available for streaming on Apple Music and Spotify.
Stream IDWTEXTUBABY here.
Released with a one-take music video directed by dot.jaime, KINDRED cosplays salarymen attire as they parade through cubicles flagged in colors and objects representative of each member. Redirecting the narrative from the nostalgia of Lambing ng Megastar, IDWTEXTUBABY consoles our generation’s need for instant gratification when acting in pursuit of something or someone. While contextualized in the setting of relationships, the track surveys different manifestations of wanting and receiving.
Watch IDWTEXTUBABY MV here.
Unlike previous releases, IDWTEXTUBABY almost subverts the unity of Kindred as a band. It takes you through a sequence of verses that showcase the boys as a sum of constituent parts, rather than a culmination of voices speaking a shared language. What weaves everyone together is not synchronicity, but momentum. The slow-burn between every stanza reinforces a theme of camaraderie, almost as if the boys are introducing one another instead of themselves.
Their most ambitious feat yet, IDWTEXTUBABY leaves us in an endless dance of unsolicited pivots that tease into moments of stillness. The track’s irregular behavior highlights the qualities that trademark each member’s unique style. It is the first look from a consistent release of R&B and pop that supports a subset of experimental music you can expect to hear more of.