Typecast is a post-hardcore band from the Philippines. Originally an underground act, they have surfaced on the mainstream Philippine music scene, while managing to hold on to their underground roots.
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[edit]Career
Santa Rosa, Laguna was home to New York-style hardcore punk bands since the early 90's. Brought up in a DIY community, the band came together in 1999, initially doing cover versions, after that they started doing their own songs. In 2004, they released their debut studio album, The Infatuation Is Always There, which paved their way to become one of the most influential rock bands in Southeast Asia.[1] With the release of their second studio album, Every Moss and Cobweb, in 2007, the band changed their sound from gritty to melancholic lyrics that turned out to be emo. The band broke into the local mainstream with the single, "Will You Ever Learn", which won Best Song of the Year at the 2007 NU Rock Awards.[2] This success eventually led to the opportunity to open for other popular bands such as Thursday, Shadows Fall, Darkest Hour, Good Charlotte, Saosin, Anberlin, and just recently, All Time Low, Dashboard Confessional, The Used, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and Cobra Starship.
[edit]Critical reception
Being the No. 1 Top Artist in MySpace all over Southeast Asia,[3] Typecast pioneered the social networking website as a venue for independent music in Southeast Asia and holds the most number of friends and fans in the area. Having often been mistaken as an American band, even Geoff Rickly of the band Thursday said that the band reminds him of the post-rock band Explosions in the Sky.
They've been reviewed as one of the Most Influential Rock Bands in Southeast Asia according to Magmug.com, an online magazine based in Singapore and Malaysia.[4]
[edit]Discography
- How Your Influence Betrays You (2011)
- Every Moss and Cobweb (Warner Music, 2006)
- The Infatuation Is Always There (EMI, 2004)
- Last Time (Independent release, 2001)
[edit]Awards and nominations
2008 MYX Music Awards[5]
- Nominated: Favorite Rock Video - "Will You Ever Learn"
2007 NU Rock Awards[6]
- Won: Song of the Year - "Will You Ever Learn"
- Nominated: Vocalist of the Year - Steve Badiola
- Nominated: Guitarist of the Year - Steve Badiola
- Nominated: Drummer of the Year - Melvin Macatiag
- Nominated: Best Live Act
- Nominated: Artist of the Year
- Nominated: Album of the Year - "Every Moss and Cobweb"
- Nominated: Producer of the Year - "Every Moss and Cobweb"
- Nominated: Best Music Video - "Will You Ever Learn" (Directed by Pedring Lopez)
