To celebrate The Eraserheads’ reunion concert last night, Sony Music Philippines artists released their revamped versions of “Christmas Party” and “Magasin”
Top OPM acts like SB19 and NOBITA have reimagined some of the supergroup’s most cherished songs as a way to celebrate the success of last night’s reunion event.
The updated versions, which were made available today under the Sony Music Entertainment banner, preserve the music of Eheads’ timeless allure while giving it a more modern feel that appeals to streaming listeners.
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With their unique interpretation of “Christmas Party,” a track from The Eraserheads’ fourth studio album, Fruitcake, P-Pop Kings SB19 perfectly captures the spirit of the season. The five-member boyband transforms the original into a merry banger by adding dance-pop, R&B/hip-hop, and modern funk to the mix while retaining the spirit and vigor of the song’s bygone era.
“The Eraserheads are one of the most influential bands of our time,” says SB19 in a statement. “We retained everything that’s great about the song, but made sure to add our own creative direction in terms of overall sound. There’s a balance of artistic liberty and compromise in the way we approach the material, and we’re definitely happy with how it turned out.”
Stell of SB19 adds, “we feel honored that we were chosen to recreate the song. Our tour schedule was really tight, but gladly we were still able to push through with it before leaving LA. Recording in a different country also feels surreal, we didn’t expect we’d reach this far.”
The eclectic rendition of “Christmas Party,” is produced by August Rigo, the hitmaker behind some of BTS’ biggest global smashes (“On” and “Black Swan”).
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NOBITA, whose single “Ikaw Lang” is the most streamed song of 2022 according to Spotify Wrapped, expressed enthusiasm and gratitude when they found out that they’re part of the music project that pays tribute to the generation-defining catalog of The Eraserheads. “We grew up listening to and playing Eheads songs,” the alt-rock group says in a statement. “NOBITA heavily draws inspiration from their music, especially their brand of songwriting. Their work has shaped us into where we are now, and we’re forever grateful to their enormous contribution to OPM artists, young and old.”
For their part, NOBITA adds a little jazz-pop treatment to “Magasin” without completely losing the song’s upbeat and heavily melodic arrangement. Slightly slowing it down with stripped-down finesse, the chart-topping five-piece act puts sunshine back in “hugot” with endearingly surprising twist.
Five of The Eraserheads’ famous albums were re-released in full 360-degree spatial sound to provide audiences a new immersive musical experience, in addition to the updated songs by some of today’s top hitmakers. Among these important albums is Ultraelectromagneticpop! Cutterpillow, Fruitcake, Sticker Happy, Circus (25th Anniversary Remastered), and The 25th Anniversary Remastered Edition.
Sony Music Entertainment has released “Christmas Party” by SB19 and “Magasin” by NOBITA on all digital music platforms across the world.
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