First Listen: Phil Q finds "Heaven" with new single

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    (January 29, 2023) Singer Phil Q takes us to a different place on his latest single “Heaven” than he did on “Rain,” the cut that he released last spring. That reflective single found Phil Q musically confronting his internal struggles with insecurity, anxiety and depression and the cleansing and restorative power that can come from tears.

    “Heaven” finds the Filipino tenor crooner singing about the power of romantic love to take us somewhere divine. While the two cuts deal with different subject matter, the honesty that Phil Q brings to the lyrics is a common thread.

    On “Heaven,” Phil Q deploys his buttery tenor to describe the feeling that comes when the music sets the mood, the wine is chilled properly, the attraction is mutual, and everything is in rhythm. That feels just like heaven.

    (January 29, 2023) Singer Phil Q takes us to a different place on his latest single “Heaven” than he did on “Rain,” the cut that he released last spring. That reflective single found Phil Q musically confronting his internal struggles with insecurity, anxiety and depression and the cleansing and restorative power that can come from tears.

    “Heaven” finds the Filipino tenor crooner singing about the power of romantic love to take us somewhere divine. While the two cuts deal with different subject matter, the honesty that Phil Q brings to the lyrics is a common thread.

    On “Heaven,” Phil Q deploys his buttery tenor to describe the feeling that comes when the music sets the mood, the wine is chilled properly, the attraction is mutual, and everything is in rhythm. That feels just like heaven.

    Eclecticism appeals to Phil Q. He strives to fuse various strands of popular music into his style, and “Heaven” merges Quiet Storm vocal delivery with an arrangement that nods toward contemporary, hip-hop influenced R&B. The cut is the lead single from Phil Q’s upcoming five track EP Supernova, a project that finds the singer/songwriter working to take listeners to a place of love, escape and serenity. Begin that trip with a little taste of “Heaven.”

    By Howard Dukes

    Phil Q – “Heaven”