monopolice

From the fearless Alt-Rock and Indie-Rock of Radiohead, the expansive atmospheres held to earth by the thorough drum grooves of Mutemath, to the idiosyncratic guitar compulsions of Minus the Bear and Incubus; the band comes out of the hot and humid Cebu City underground kicking, eager to test its limbs, throwing bold strokes thick with oil color. And though A Fine Day For A Swim is a finer example of that and how the band intends to cast their identity, their second single titled Perfume is one that tells how far the band can and will go, plus ultra. It is a heart-in-hand ballad, or it aspires to be, that finds a thread from the alt rock of the previous single into RY X folk territory. It starts out sparse with dreamy guitar and vocal front and center and the occasional string quartet that then builds to a mid tempo that keeps pace with early Coldplay. The ending breaks into lush dramatic instrumentation implying betrayal as the singer sings “all i wanted was honesty” four times. Legion, the band's up and coming 3rd single rounds out the trinity of meditations about isolation and despair. A moody hymn pushing towards post-grunge that takes its inspirations from Rivermaya, Feeder and Monoral.