MANILA, Philippines - Being one of the few acts that made the transition from an indie to a major label and got better and better in the process, Sandwich is back in the studio and gearing up for promo tour of its nine-track album titled Contra Tiempo released by Polyeast Records in January, Sandwich’s new album will be launched tonight at 8 at the Eastwood Central Plaza.
As the rock quintet follows 2008’s ‘<S> Marks The Spot’, Contra Tiempo is Sandwich’s sixth album since it came into the rock scene in 1998. Headed by a former Eraserheads member Raimund Marasigan on vocals, Sandwich is back with its kick-off single Lakad which represents a promising step forward for the album. Lakad is now playing on local radio stations and will soon release the single’s music video as directed by Jason Magbanua.
In December 2009, Sandwich released a brand new single to help and inspire our typhoon victims through the song titled Putik, which is also included in the new CD. The album shows impressive range while all the songs are radio-ready rockers. They span a wide variety of musical elements with other titles include Lapit; Takbo; Sugatan; Stranded Sa Airport; Sulputin, Bisikleta and the brand new radio hit single Pera, Pera.
Sandwich signed with its home label EMI Philippines (now Polyeast Records) in 2006 for the fourth overall release and major label debut called Five On The Floor catapulted them to the top of the OPM charts with the songs Sugod, Sunburn, DVDx and Walang Kadala-dala. Then Sandwich released the 2008’s <S> Marks The Spot and spawned four hit singles like Procrastinator, Betamax, Selos and Manila.
Sandwich is composed of Raimund; Myrene Academia (bass guitar); Mong Alcaraz (guitars); Diego Castillo (guitars) and Mike Dizon (drums).
Watch Sandwich live as it performs its newest rock singles tonight at the Eastwood Central Plaza. Buy the album and get the chance to meet the band and bring home an autographed poster for only P299. Limited TEAM Manila T-shirts will also be given to the first 50 CD buyers on site. Contra Tiempo is now available in stores released under Polyeast Records. Special thanks to MYX, Jam 88.3, Tanduay, Audio Technica Headphones, Redbox and Touring Group Sound System.