Irrevocable is a five-piece midwest twinkly / emo / alt-rock band from all parts of Metro Manila. Each of their members is also in bands such as The Oemons, Neverdie, Nyctinasty, Beast Jesus, Disquiet Apartment, and Browse In Bridge. If you’re a fan of the organic sound of “The Emo Revival” in the States, this band has got you covered.
What I can come up with describing their sound is a mix of Cap N’ Jazz’s energetic and almost haphazard instrumentation, and Algernon Cadwallader’s reckless tone and dynamics. Irrevocable will make you channel your inner teenage self that used to hang out on the balcony and let out the frustration to the world by screaming on the top of your lungs.
Their frontwoman Lenian Gaspar (from the band Browse in Bridge) contributes to a more ‘angsty’ element once joined in Tani Carińo’s (Neverdie, Small Hands, Lindenwood, and much more) moody guitar riffs and Josh Cræ’s (Beast Jesus, Disquiet Apartment) high-speed drumming. We’ve seen our favorite emo/post-hardcore bands come and go, but this one fits right in the bill of the revival, and Irrevocable still manages to pay respect to their punk roots; especially when the emo music we know and love are rising once again and has a change of pace stylistically.
Their only single that was released online titled “Night Shift” has that “Midwest” flavor as it progresses into this noodly mess of a masterpiece. I saw this band in The There’s No “I” in Tim Benefit Gig two months ago. From the moment they blasted their twinkly guitars, I was stunned by how a local band can quickly capture the sound of Midwestern Emo music in the United States. I will likely get to see this band live for the second time in Turnover Live at the GT-Toyota Asian Center in UP Diliman. They’ll be opening for the Virginia-based band along with other bands like Beast Jesus, Luncheon, Outerhope, and much more. I can’t wait for the commercial and more surface leveled kids to know what Irrevocable has in store.
Irrevocable - Night Shifts
Irrevocable - Where is Home
Irrevocable - Come Out of Your Room
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