Christian Sindico, Juven Pelingon, Teddy Corpuz, Jeff Cucullo

Being stuck at home for months has not stopped four-piece alternative rock outfit Rocksteddy from creating music. Although it has been difficult for musicians to write, record and polish their own songs, the group still managed to make it work.

“Isolation has been a challenge,” guitarist Juven Pelingon said. “Through video platform, live streaming is the best way to connect with other artists and fans. Everyone was forced to write and record their new material separately, but we’ve made the most of what we have.” 

With this creative endeavor comes a brand-new single that will surely resonate with a lot of music fans. “Wag Mo Akong Iiwan” talks about the challenges of maintaining a love that’s slowly dimming in the process.

“It’s about the hardships of maintaining and choosing to love each other till the end but most importantly it talks about hope and not giving up on each other,” vocalist Teddy Corpuz shared. “Feeling ko sakto rin ‘yung song sa panahon ngayon na maraming relationships ang nasisira at nasusubukan (I feel like the song is perfect for a period when many relationships are being broken and challenged) because of the pandemic.”

The whole songwriting and recording process was indeed a struggle for each member. They had to adjust, compromise and bring out their creativity despite the limitations.

“We used to be able to jam and form new song concepts together in studios before laying down the tracks in recording.” bassist Christian Sindico said.  “Now, we send drafts to each other online and individually record our parts before sending all the components back for final mixing.”

To pull it through, Rocksteddy kept the fire alive is all that matters more than anything else. Drummer Jeff Cucullo said, “The pandemic somehow affected us in some ways but our passion connected us in terms of doing music together.”

“Music is a form of language and expression, a way of escape,” Cucullo continued. “I’m sure my bandmates would agree with me.”

“Wag Mo Akong Iiwan” is now available on all digital platforms worldwide. Listen to the song here: