While covering events and album launches we encountered Manila based 4 piece band Along Van Buren. They performed impressive cover songs as well as exceptionally good originals. You may have seen Along Van Buren around, they were finalists in the Greenhills Sessionistas (College Band) competition. They have played in different bars around the Metro, as well as in different commercial establishments for different events. They even put on a suit and tie for a debut gig. :)
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| Along Van Buren's Patch Javier and Kipp Pascual during the Panic! At The Disco X All Time Low album launch at Odyssey, Gateway, October 2013. |
Fresh off College the boys have released their EP 'Je Ne Sais Quoui' with 5 original tracks. The group has a very raw punk rock sound which is reminiscent of the bands that inspire them, their lyrics talk of young love and which is something that they probably still experience themselves, given their ages.
Vocalist Kipp Pascual talks about their EP:
Je Ne Sais Quoi, the title of our debut EP, is a French phrase for “I know not what”, but people use it in English to describe a distinct quality that cannot be put into words. Ever since the band started, we’ve been trying to find our own unique sound; which is why we have a mirror on the album art. The girl is actually representative of the band; in the sense that the girl is trying to fit in with her classic black dress, her make-up far from being perfect. She’s far from looking the best she could be, but she’s on track. She has a certain spunk which makes her look beautiful despite her flaws. Just like us, Along Van Buren, we have a certain Je Ne Sais Quoi that makes us the band that we are today.
Je Ne Sais Quoi, the title of our debut EP, is a French phrase for “I know not what”, but people use it in English to describe a distinct quality that cannot be put into words. Ever since the band started, we’ve been trying to find our own unique sound; which is why we have a mirror on the album art. The girl is actually representative of the band; in the sense that the girl is trying to fit in with her classic black dress, her make-up far from being perfect. She’s far from looking the best she could be, but she’s on track. She has a certain spunk which makes her look beautiful despite her flaws. Just like us, Along Van Buren, we have a certain Je Ne Sais Quoi that makes us the band that we are today.
I look forward to hearing more stories from them to their songs, especially since the boys have just started working and I'm sure that their life experiences will reflect in their future songs. They are just like your brother and his friends who play music in your basement and we need more of them, musicians who are passionate enough to pick up an instrument, create original music and share it to the world.
Along Van Buren is:
Kipp Pascual
Manu Avila
Patch Javier
Rommel Jabla
Album art by Chesca Perez
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