The subdued but sophisticated composition comes from a place of earnestness rather than merely trend-hopping
Rico Blanco reflects on the uncertainty that thrives between friendship and relationship in his new single “Palibot libot,” out today via Sony Music Entertainment.
According to the award-winning Filipino artist, the track was inspired by one of the characters in a series that he filmed in La Union recently.
With its storytelling “anchored precariously on someone’s steadfast devotion,” albeit a one-sided one, the song minces no words about the reality of love: It’s not always synchronized. It comes with complications, but that’s the beauty of it.