Following the critically acclaimed comeback single “Desperate
Hours” last month, Barbie Almalbis makes her early-awaited return to
deliver another eclectic follow-up to mark the continuation of a new music era.
The award-winning singer-songwriter has released her second
single, “homeostasis,” which was derived from a biological term that
illustrates our body’s regulating process as a way to adjust to changing
external conditions.
“I’m no scientist, so I’m using this concept very loosely
and explaining it in the simple way I understand it,” explains the Dahilan
pop-rock visionary. “It’s the process by which our body always returns to
equilibrium, a balanced state, like how we involuntarily sweat when we’re too
hot and shiver when we’re too cold. It’s the same with emotions: our body
doesn’t want us to stay too ecstatic or too sad; it tries to bring us back to a
steady state.”
Almalbis was undergoing a very challenging phase in her
life, and felt the need to channel her frustrations into art. She couldn’t do
anything to change the situation, so she thought of making a song that
perfectly describes what she was experiencing at that moment.
The influential music figure reveals, “Homeostasis
was giving me hope, that everyday my body is going to adapt, I’d feel less and
less terrible in time, because it has that built-in function.”
Her constant collaborator Nick Lazaro of Eclectic
Kiss arranged and produced the song, with Almalbis penning the material on
guitarlele and brother/bandmate Karel Honasan writing the instrumental parts.
The result is another riveting, non-conventional track that combines Almalbis’
confessional and poetic lyrics with edgy, art-rock production and minimal
synths: think of St. Vincent or PJ Harvey, but with a more saccharine take in
terms of vocal delivery.
“I love how Lazaro put all the dance and synth pop elements
on it, as well as the more aggressive guitar riffs,” says Almalbis. “I’ve been
interested in that dance pop/rock genre for a while. I had some songs like Run
For Cover and Wicked Heart, but I love how Nick was able to do it
this way, where the rock and edgy sound is more present; it kind of sounds
closer to how we play these songs live too.”
Barbie Almalbis’ “homeostasis” is out now on all
digital music platforms worldwide.
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