Secretive single

Sqweez Animal make more music

By Tatat Bunnag
Photos are courtesy by Spicy Disc

A decade into their career, pop duo Sqweez Animal — singer Win Sirivongse and guitarist Singha Musigapong — remain as popular as ever.

After keeping their fans waiting a while, Win and Singha recently returned with their first new single in three years, “Borg Mai Dai (Secretive).” The new song is filled with Sqweez Animal’s trademark melodies and mid-tempo pop style. Win delivers a soulful vocal, while Singha’s signature bright and chiming guitar sound is certain to please fans of the duo.

Apart from their hit records, Sqweez Animal are renowned for their outstanding live shows. The duo is currently embarking on a new tour to support their new single and to prepare fans for their upcoming third album.

Student Weekly recently sat down with Win and Singha to ask them about their new single, their new aesthetic and their dynamic as a hit music-making team.

Student Weekly: Can you tell us about your new single, “Secretive”?

Singha: Unlike our previous songs, which were in the style of funk and soul, “Secretive” is more of an indie pop song. We tried to keep it simple, or at least less complicated than our previous songs.

Win: The song is about making the wrong choice in love and ending up in a relationship with somebody that you shouldn’t really be with. You have to keep your bad feelings inside without sharing them with anybody. It’s not a happy love song!

Student Weekly: How does it feel to have been together for 10 years and to be working on your third album?

Singha: I feel very lucky that I still have an opportunity to make music, and that there are people still wanting to hear our work.

Win: It’s quite surprising to me that we’re still doing it. But at the same time, I still feel the same as I did when we first got together. It feels more like a hobby than a job.

Student Weekly: Does it get easier or harder after a decade of working together?

Win: Working together these days is much easier. We’ve been friends and worked together for a long time, so we basically understand what we like and don’t like. We also understand each other’s style and taste in music better.

Student Weekly: When can fans expect your next album to come out?

Singha: Our plan is to keep releasing new singles. Once we’ve released about 10 new songs, we’ll collect them together to release as an album.

Win: We plan to make each song different so that the album will be very diverse musically.

Student Weekly: Do you plan to have any special guests on this album, like on your previous one?

Win: We plan to work with the French pop band Tahiti 80 again. We worked together on our last album and it was a great experience. We became good friends with them.

Singha: Last time they helped with the mixing and co-wrote our song “Better Day.” But this time we’ll try to meet up to share ideas and write new song together from scratch. It should be fun!

Student Weekly: Do you guys have any new favourite local bands?

Singha: There are so many new bands that I like. I recently bought Moderndog’s new album on iTunes and it’s great. I really love the sound production on their new album.

Win: My favourite Thai female singer is Palmy. I love her artistic mind and her ability to turn something simple into something beautiful. I really admire her as an artist.

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