Pupil

Local band Pupil has three top 10 hits in My OPM Top 10. Two of them went all the way to #1.

2016 - Cheap Thrill (#2)

2011 - TNT (#1)

2011 - 20/20 (#1)

This week, Cheap Thrill moves up to #2. Here's the video of the song.  It already has 27,100 views.

Franco Tops My OPM Countdown for the Second Time

Local band Franco, gets their second #1 song this week, as To Survive, moves up to the top spot.  Two years ago, they had their first #1 song with Better Days.

Incidentally, this same song comes from the same album.  I just decided to listen to the album again and chose four other strong tracks from it to compete with the other OPM songs.  To Survive is such a strong track, it went all the way to #1.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending June 26, 2015 -

#1 Franco - To Survive (#2)

#2 Gimme 5 - Pag Kasama Ka (#3)

#3 Hale - See You (#4)

#4 Silent Sanctuary - Sa Piling Mo (#5)

#5 Paolo Onesa - You Are So Beautiful (#6)

#6 Julie Anne San Jose - Kung Maibabalik Ko Lang (#7)

#7 Angeline Quinto - Hanggang Kailan Kita Mamahalin (#8)

#8 Thor - Pa'no Ko Sasabihin (#9)

#9 Never the Strangers - Sabay (#10)

#10 Pupil - Why (NEW)

2nd MyFABE Awit Awards: Rock Act of the Year 2011 Nominees

The rock category is normally one of the most hotly contested categories, even just to get a nomination is hard enough, what with the good quality of bands and artists out there.  This year was no different. Although I am more privy to pop music, there were still a lot of rock acts who made it to my year-end list this year. 

Here are the nominees for the MyFABEMusic Rock Act of the Year 2011 -

Champ Lui Pio

Pupil

Rocksteddy

Siakol

Spongecola

The winner will be announced on December 31, 2011.

2nd MyFABE Awit Awards: Album of the Year 2011 Nominees

I actually haven't listened to many OPM albums this year, something that I would have to remedy next year, but anyhow, among all those I've listened to, these are the ones I really like the most. Here are the nominees for the MyFABEMusic Album of the Year -

Care Divas

Chelo - Love, Life & D'Light

Christian Bautista - Outbound

Pupil - Limiters of the Infinity Pool

Siakol - Tropa

Related articles

• MyFABEMusic Weekly Top 10 - March 9, 2012
• MyFABEMusic Weekly Top 10 - March 30, 2012
• MyFABEMusic Weekly Top 10 - April 6, 2012
• MyFABEMusic Weekly Top 10 - March 23, 2012

1sr MyFABE Awit Awards: Artist of the Year 2011 Nominees

These are the five OPM artists who made the biggest splash in the MyFabeMusic blog this year.  They all had two songs in my year-end Top 40 OPM list.  The five nominees for MyFabeMusic OPM Artist of the Year 2011 are -

Christian Bautista

Letter Day Story

Pupil

Siakol

Somedaydream

My Favorite OPM Songs of 2011: #31 Pupil - TNT

Pupil has two songs in my personal yearend list. Both come from their album 'Limiters of the Infinity Pool'. The first one, TNT, comes in at #31. It's a wonderful and unique rock song which stands apart from what other local rock bands are doing. Great work from the band!

My Favorite OPM Songs of 2011: #35 Pupil - 20/20

Pupil released one of the most creative OPM albums this year with Limiters of the Infinity Pool and coming from that album are two of their songs which end in my personal year end favorites. Coming at #35 is 20/20, a song which I like very much!

Pupil's Limiters of the Infinity Pool: The Best OPM Album of 2011, So Far

I've been listening to several releases by OPM artists this year, and although I'm not much into Pinoy rock music, I've been impressed by what I've been hearing from Pupil's latest effort - Limiters of the Infinity Pool.  Maybe it's my bias towards songs written in English but I love the work Ely has done on this album.  It really shows that he's a true artist making his unique voice heard through his music.  His band is like the Radiohead of the Philippines, pushing further and further, the sound of Pinoy rock, without fear of departing from what is considered classic or formulaic.  As I said on the title piece, this, for me, is the album to beat, in my list of best OPM album for 2011.

Also, by listening to this album, you wouldn't even know Ely had a previous band called Eraserheads.  His creative talent is just so deep he has just forged on with his music, instead of dwelling on the laurels of his glorious past.

My Requests for this Week's OPM Myx Countdown

I made some changes in my votes this week, including new music from veterans Pupil and Rico Blanco.  Here are my requests -

1.  Somedaydream - Hey Daydreamer - a wonderful pop song that sounds a tad bit like Owl City.  Oh well, everyone has their influences! (4 votes per day)

2.  Pupil - TNT - Ely Buendia's Pupil has been coming out with interesting songs these past few years but this is the first one that I've actually voted for!  I might actually buy their CD too! (3 votes per day)

3.  Spongecola - Tambay - I went to the record shop last weekend and none of Spongecola's albums had this song!  Where can I find it?  I want to hear their other songs too!  (2 votes per day)

4.  Rico Blanco - Kahit Walang Sabihin - this is the first Rico Blanco song I've voted since I voted actively but I've had some albums from Rivermaya and a solo album of his too. His video is very interesting too.  (1 vote per day)