MANILA, PHILIPPINES—Laguna-born and Quezon City-based solo artist neytan has proved once again that love is a complex feeling and that romantic ballads aren’t dead with his new single, “Ano Lasa ng Pag-ibig? Edi Tipaklong”—out now via Offshore Music.
Marking his first release for the year, “Ano Lasa ng Pag-ibig? Edi Tipaklong” arrives on the heels of neytan’s groove-laden track, “Out of Tempo Out of Time,” released in October 2025 and has since gained traction among his growing fanbase. With this release, neytan now takes a more sentimental turn that evokes the familiar feeling of long bus rides home.
“There is always a specific type of love songs displayed [on bus rides] from artists like Air Supply, Stephen Bishop and Jaya,” neytan (Nathan Del Mundo) shares, citing his influences for the newly released track. Serving as both the main writer and producer, he first conceived the track during a restless night, leaving it unfinished for a few months before revisiting it with fellow musicians, Reese Medestomas (keys) and JP Napiza (strings).
Embracing humor, romance, and sincerity in his distinct brand of songwriting, neytan continues to redefine the love song format with intent and care. As the young bedroom musician sums it up, “I just wanted to write another love song with nonsense lyrics that has that feeling of love that you can’t really deny the genuineness of it.”
neytan’s “Ano Lasa ng Pag-ibig? Edi Tipaklong” is out now and is available for streaming on all digital music platforms worldwide. Catch him live on April 18 at Hot Cat Cafe, Baguio for Sigaw ng Kuwago’s Usay Buhay.
About neytan
neytan’s goofy and scatterbrained exterior can be amusing, yet fascinating at the same time as he incorporates it into his music. His pop sound is highly influenced by the 60s to the 80s only if a nerdy Paul Dano created it with the confidence of Alex Turner wearing tight leather pants and the easygoing vibe of the famous cartoon cat, Garfield. However lax his tunes are, they still seem to radiate with a great variety of people, ranging from those who would listen to that mellow, nonchalant, sound to those who primarily listen to hypnagogic pop and post-punk. This emanates from his belief that the simplest forms of entertainment could have the biggest impact on people’s lives–similar to how cartoons and daily internet memes are. Taking this in mind, neytan aims to further maximize and explore the impact of simplicity as he thrives in today’s music scene.
