The song serves as the third single off her upcoming fifth album, to be released at the end of the year
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Barbie Almalbis has released two songs already, “Desperate Hours” and “Homeostasis,” and now she’s back at it with “Understanding,” an unashamedly musical ballad about her inner troubles.
In “Happy Sad,” her latest song, she explores the stigma associated with mental illness and her own experiences with it while using songwriting as a therapeutic tool.
The alt-pop figure explains, “Sometimes we have to let go of things, and there are just things beyond our control, and we just got to continue, walk in and through the ‘wilderness,’ but I’ve always found hope in God that even through the hard times, He is still doing something good.”
Nick Lazaro, who also assisted in arranging the instrumental parts, produced the emotionally vulnerable track. Eclectic Kiss artists such as Pikoy, Marika Laciste, Faye Yu, and Marj Rojas also contributed to the background vocals, adding subtle layers of intricacies to the mix.
“I recorded the acoustic guitar and vocal at home, and we did backing vocals with everyone in Nick’s studio,” says Barbie Almalbis. “Nick also recorded the main instrumental track in his studio.”
“Happy Sad” is set to be on her forthcoming full-length album, which will be released in 2024. The album will explore her path towards mental health, recovery, and self-discovery through a thematic lens. She intends to make it available in November 2024.
“Happy Sad” by Barbie Almalbis is currently available on all digital music outlets across the globe.
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