Silent Sanctuary's sophomore effort

Silent Sanctuary has always been known for two things: releasing hit songs (remember “Ikaw Lamang”, “Ingat Ka”, “Kundiman”, and “Summer Song?”) and being unique for having a violinist and a cellist. Now, not only has the band released a new album that’s sure to contain more hits, they’ve also beefed up their string arrangements with help from one of the local music scene’s greats.

Composed of Sarkie Sarangay on vocals and guitars, Allen Calixto on drums, Chino David on violin, Anjo Inacay on cello, and latest addition Jason Rondero on bass, Silent Sanctuary has released their sophomore effort called “Mistaken For Granted.” Made up of 11 songs, including their first single “Hay Naku,” the very catchy “Pauwi Na Ako” and the heartbreaking “Hiling,” the album is called so because “We’ve grown past ‘Fuchsiang Pag-Ibig’. This album is our way of saying na we’re not all cute love songs,” Chino says.

“Compared to the first album, mas grown up ang ‘Mistaken For Granted’, from the song themes to the arrangements and even the process of making the album.” This maturity is apparent not only in the songs but also in the album’s inlay (designed by Wiji Lacsamana), chronicling the band’s growth through a mish-mash of pictures and scribbles.

While the first album “Fuchsiang Pag-Ibig” was produced by the band members themselves, “Mistaken For Granted” is produced by Buddy Zabala and Sancho Sanchez, with Buddy also providing additional string arrangements. Also, additional guitars were laid-in by Choko Abejo (of Conctrete Sam) on the track “Lalayo”.

Silent Sanctuary’s “Mistaken For Granted” (under Universal Records) is now available at your favorite record stores.

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