By Phoebe Dorothy Estelle
Sessionroad, that spunky quintet from the City of Pines, Baguio, is one of the better and enduring original bands to invade the Filipino music scene in recent years.
Composed of Hannah Romawac (vocalist/rhythm guitarist), Chavi Romawac (drummer) and JV Romawac (percussionist/back up vocalist) plus their friends Richard Carandang (bassist) and Coy Placido (lead guitarist), the group inevitably made wave in the music industry by just being genuine music lovers.
New Album
Sessionroad’s new album, “Bakit Hindi?”, is the compilation of tracks that dwell in various themes and genre. Its carrier single, “Blanko,” enjoys vast media exposure nowadays. This latest outing is the band’s second album under Alpha Music.
All the tracks in the album are created by the band members themselves. “Fly” and “Outer space” are not intended for UFOs but for the individuals who find happiness in loving someone. Hannah’s execution of “Song for you” is simply startling, the track can very well compete with any foreign rock tune.
Your barkada sound trips would be more pleasurable with “Landian”, “Preno,” “Uuwi na,” and “Ok Naman tayo.” These songs are like blogs in audio format tackling views on love and life.
Nasa Isip Ka, Never Give Up, Hiram, Beautiful Day, and Steady completes the album lineup.
Sessionroad Roots
It’s easy to recognize where and how the band came up with their name. Tourist spot, Session Road in Baguio is very special to them since it was their barkada’s hub back when they were still dreaming of making it big.
Influenced by many great artists such as Beatles, Santana, the Smashing Pumpkins, Foo fighters, Sting, and Sheryl Crow the band once noted that their sounds cannot be classified to one type of music since they can come up with a lot of musical arrangements whether in reggae, rock or pop. They’re never afraid to experiment and very comfortable with keeping up with the current trends as well.
The songs they produce are reflections of how they perceive things. Hannah, JV and Coy are the main composers of the group but certainly all of the members contribute in the songwriting process.
Romawac broods, Chavi and Hannah, are the pioneers of the band. At first they worked separately as solo artists but later on found themselves collaborating with each other and with their younger brother and friends.
Hannah is also into theater arts and visual arts while Chavi is a graduate of Asian Institute of Management. Richard, on the other hand is busy with his other career as a preschool instructor.
Grace Nono and Bob Aves helped the band on their first and self titled album in 2000 under Star Records. “Gusto Na Kitang Makita” was one of the hit songs from the said recording project that acquired recognitions from Awit Awards. They won the Best Alternative Recording and Best Performance By A New Group in 2000.
Not to wait for another lunar eclipse, the band got even high grades with their second album, “Suntok sa Buwan” under Alpha Music in 2004. Suntok sa Buwan, the single struck numerous charts including MTV. They were hailed as MTV’s Rising Star of The Month in November 2004.
“Bakit Hindi?” the new Sessonroad album is now available in CD format at All Alpha Music outlets nationwide. Why not grab a copy today?
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About Phoebe Dorothy Estelle: Phoebe Dorothy Estelle believes in the power of dreaming and it's smarter to be lucky than lucky to be smart. She's boyish and jolly outside but feminine inside. Has faith to the Divine Providence and an ambivert gal who loves performing arts, anime, interesting stories or people, music,films and ice cream..
November 15th, 2007 at 11:23 am
does session road endorsed or endorses any apparel brands??
thanks!