Memory Drawers – ‘Memory Drawers’ review: Philippines dream pop band descend into grief on strong debut
Dream pop – a genre that’s currently enjoying a revival, powered by the popularity of #shoegaze on TikTok – can sometimes drift in a forgettable haze, without many tunes nor hooks. That’s not the case with Filipino band Memory Drawers, whose self-titled debut is full of melodies that linger.
Though this is the first official full-length by Kevin Ingco, Andrea Alegre and Paula Castillo, the trio have known each other a long time. Songwriters Ingco and Castillo met in 2014 and started writing song...