NEW LORE doesn’t just release music — they arrive like a storm. After debuting in January, the all-female electropop trio dropped their first album grief cake in August, a shimmering debut that earned placements on Spotify’s New Music Friday and Poses playlists across Southeast Asia.
Now, the OPM act returns with a stunning reimagining of ‘paumanhin’, a song originally featured in Samantha Lee’s Netflix Original Sleep With Me. This version, though, is wholly theirs.
‘paumanhin’ began as a quiet heartbreak penned by Tita Halaman — the kind of ache that slips through the cracks rather than shatters. But in the hands of NEW LORE, it transforms into a soft-glowing synth elegy. The track moves with the weight of memory — slow, unblinking, and devastating in its restraint.
Built on glitchy textures, featherlight synths, and unspoken longing, their version of ‘Paumanhin’ is ethereal pop with a pulse. It doesn't just tell a story of lost love — it lingers, bruises, and breathes with it.
Known for pushing the boundaries between gallery performance and dance floor, NEW LORE has fast become one of the most captivating acts in the Filipino alt-pop scene.
Released under Off The Record x Sony Music Philippines, this isn’t just a cover. It’s a reclamation. One that marks where NEW LORE has been, and more importantly, where they’re going.
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