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Ely Buendia's son Eon drops debut single with his indie pop trio Nobody's Home

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Mikaela Bracamonte

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/entertainment/08/22/nobody-s-home-pic.jpg"/><figcaption>Nobody’s Home. <em>Handout</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA -- What do you do at 12:00 midnight? Do you think of late-night thoughts? Midnight snacks? Or maybe you&#x27;re already sleeping soundly in the quiet?</p><p>For indie pop trio Nobody’s Home, this is when the music happens. </p><p>Signed by Sony Music Philippines last July, Nobody’s Home recently released its debut single “12:00 (Midnight)” last August 16, available in digital platforms worldwide. The music video was launched on Friday, August 21.</p><p>The track reinvents &#x27;80s nostalgia with a heavy synth-pop vibe and the result is a unique sound with a retro-futuristic twist. </p><p>“It is a song that talks about destiny,” lead vocalist and main songwriter Eon Buendia, son of music icon Ely Buendia, said in an interview. “It is also somewhat a personal song for all of us [bandmates], as we share the same feeling of being a burden to others.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Fh3plN7iIMY?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Drummer and co-writer Moon Cairo Peralta admitted that the song was already two years old. It all started with him playing around with synths with a Michael Jackson groove in mind. He later sent it to Buendia, who wrote the lyrics and the melodies, while guitarist Justin Punzalan added the guitar lines into the track. </p><p>“We come from different genres,” Punzalan said when asked about their sound. “And that makes our sound experimental, but the sense of nostalgia remains.”</p><p>True to their influences, Nobody’s Home looks for inspiration from the bands Inner Wave, The Police, The Smiths, and Shrek is Love. Apart from claiming he is a big &#x27;80s junkie, Peralta admits his greatest musical influence Tears for Fears. Punzalan looks up to U2&#x27;s The Edge, while Buendia gets inspiration from Shrek is Love’s vocals.</p><p>When asked about how the name Nobody’s Home came to be, the group collectively agreed that they wanted a name that would not lock their band to one genre. </p><p>“The name is subject to a person’s own interpretation, but to us, it means a free space to experiment with sound,” Buendia explained. </p>

<p>Signed by Sony Music Philippines last July, Nobody’s Home recently released its debut single “12:00 (Midnight)” last August 16, available in digital platforms worldwide.</p>

Signed by Sony Music Philippines last July, Nobody’s Home recently released its debut single “12:00 (Midnight)” last August 16, available in digital platforms worldwide.