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Debb Acebu was officially announced, after having sessioned for the band several times in the past year, as the band's new lead vocalist during the debut of their Alam Mo Ba? (Ang Gulo) music video on May 19, 2018, at 123 Block in
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became a collaborative project with the help of other talented and skillful musicians: Migi de Belen of Nights of Rizal, "The
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penned six. The ladies, Salang and Gener, contributed one song each to the record. In producing the album, the band did not just single-handedly take care of the technical aspects of the songs. Rather,
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277:I'm Drunk, I Love You
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