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23 September 2026 – Filipino Indie Band Nior Announce Bittersweet Final Single of 2026, Sindi
By Editorial Team - September 23, 2026
Summary
Manila indie outfit Nior announce 'Sindi' on AltG Records for September 25, marking their final single ahead of their anticipated debut studio album.
Key Facts
- Nior announced 'Sindi' for September 25 release on AltG Records as their final single of 2026.
- Features co-lead vocals from Brian Nucup and Gabrielle Van Polanen Petel exploring the emotional ache of letting go.
- Serves as the final promotional milestone before the Manila group's forthcoming debut full-length album.
- Entities: Nior, Brian Nucup, Gabrielle Van Polanen Petel, Sindi, AltG Records, Manila, Philippines
- Tags: nior, sindi, filipino-indie, altg-records, manila-music, indie-pop
Filipino indie band Nior are preparing to release "Sindi" on September 25, with the track announced today as the group's final single of 2026 before their debut full-length album arrives later in the year. Issued through AltG Records, "Sindi" follows March release "BNT" and focuses on that particularly inconvenient stage of heartbreak where somebody can simultaneously feel like home and somebody you know you have to leave behind.
The band comprises Brian Nucup on rhythm guitar and vocals, Gabrielle Van Polanen Petel on vocals, Jessie Ocampo on drums, Paul Tanchiato on lead guitar and Christian Cervera Mallari on bass. Nior describe the song as capturing the bittersweet pain of letting go, which places it firmly in the grand musical tradition of making emotionally questionable relationships considerably more attractive once somebody adds reverb.
"Sindi" is available to pre-save ahead of Friday's release and forms another step toward the band's first album. The announcement also provides a useful reminder that Southeast Asia's indie ecosystem is increasingly difficult to reduce to a few scenes in Singapore, Bangkok and Jakarta. Manila and the wider Philippine alternative sector continue producing bands capable of combining local songwriting sensibilities with globally familiar indie structures. Whether "Sindi" ends Nior's singles run with a quiet ache or a spectacular emotional car crash will become clearer on Friday; either way, the album now has another breadcrumb leading toward it.