Manila Grey

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Manila Grey (stylized as MANILA GREY) are a Canadian R&B duo from Vancouver, British Columbia.[1] They are most noted for receiving a Juno Award nomination for Breakthrough Group of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2021.[2]

Consisting of Filipino Canadian musicians Ghostride Neeko and Blame Soliven,[3] they formed in 2016.[4] Their debut EP, No Saints Under Palm Shade, was released in 2017,[5] and was followed by the full-length album No Saints Loading in 2019.[1] In 2020 they released the singles "Shibuya" and "Blue Vegeta", both previews of their forthcoming second album No Saints on Knight Street[6] which was subsequently released on March 26, 2021.[7]

Career[]

Manila Grey formed in early 2016 and released their first single "1z" on October 2, 2016, produced by long-time collaborator azel north.[8]

Discography[]

Studio Albums[]

  • 2020: No Saints Loading (slowed + reverb)[9]
  • 2021: No Saints on Knight Street

EPs[]

  • 2017: No Saints Under Palm Shade

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Akeena Legall and Alex Narvaez, "Manila Grey Are Driving the Vancouver Sound". Complex, July 16, 2020.
  2. ^ Holly Gordon, "The Weeknd, JP Saxe, Jessie Reyez and Justin Bieber lead 2021 Juno Award nominations". CBC Music, March 9, 2021.
  3. ^ Sophie Caraan, "Filipino-Canadian Duo MANILA GREY Is on a Mission to Expand Their Culture". Hypebeast, November 19, 2019.
  4. ^ Melody Lau, "In the Spotlight: Manila Grey". Words and Music, March 14, 2018.
  5. ^ Kira Hunston, "MANILA GREY touch on tropics & city life with debut EP No Saints Under Palm Shade". Hip Hop Canada, October 15, 2017.
  6. ^ Daniel Peters, "Manila Grey glide through ‘Shibuya’ in their latest track". New Musical Express, August 26, 2020.
  7. ^ "Neon Knights: Manila Grey on Inspiring Asian Youth in Canada and Abroad". Complex. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  8. ^ Box, Good Juice (2017-12-19). "How I Produce: azel north". Good Juice Box. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  9. ^ "No Saints Loading (slowed + reverb)". Apple Music. 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2021-08-13.


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