Zild Benitez remembers the exact date he last played a live gig: Feb. 25, 2020.
And while the subsequent COVID-19 quarantines allowed him to focus on his songwriting, he now finds himself yearning for the stage and the rush of adrenaline that comes with it. “I miss the sweat, the tightly packed bars, the hassle of getting there,” he told the Inquirer in a one-on-one Zoom interview.
“Now it’s more comfortable [when doing online content]; you can do a second or third take,” added Zild, who has been focusing on his solo pursuits after the phenomenal pop-funk band IV of Spades—for which he plays bass and sings lead vocals—went on hiatus last August.
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