In pursuit of resurrecting the unrefined sound of the late 80s and early 90s indie pop and post-punk invasion, Galaxy Lodge comes as a cocktail of various influences such as The Smiths, The Care, Galaxie 500, New Order, The Cure, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, and indie luminaries Belle and Sebastian, The Shins, Peter, Bjorn & John, Pavement, and Filipino National Artist Nora Aunor.
Under Manila’s finest indie pop label, Lilystars Records, Galaxy Lodge has released three singles and is packaging more upcoming singles and an EP to be released under the same label. Temporarily droning the atmosphere as a trio, the band has been sessioned by Paulo Carpio of Paper Satellites to fill in the bass, and Cielo Riquelman of Peculiar Children on backup vocals for several gigs.
History
The band’s origins can be traced back to the swirling shoegaze-dreampop and indie pop scene of recent pre-pandemic years. Emer “Meniong” Lacandazo (Radiomanila) and Gerard Panlilio (Iris PH) met and played as members of Stellar Spectre, a shoegaze band led by Xavier “X” Emas (Dolphin Expressway, Sunday Picnic Love Affair, Cinéma Lumière). Stellar Spectre performed in a couple of gigs and was on a momentum of sorts, until X had to migrate abroad. As a result, the remnants of the Spectre paved the way to immortalize Emer’s demos through the formation of Galaxy Lodge. Gerard recruited his former bandmate Aaron Aquino (Iris PH) to play bass, then recruited Leone Requilman (BABYBLUE, Gomper, Dolphin Expressway) and his brother Mikhail Requilman to play drums and guitar, respectively.
Band Members
Emer “Meniong” Lacandazo – vocals, rhythm guitars
Mikhail “Mikey” Requilman – lead guitars, backup vocals
Leone Requilman a.k.a BABYBLUE – drums, samples
Aaron Aquino – bass guitar (on hiatus)