Brilliant Songstress Nicole Laurel Explores why Forbidden Things are Sweeter in her Next Single “Bawal”
It is an age-old temptation, struggling towards the forbidden. Conflicted, not because it is hard to obtain, but because hearts and minds will always be at odds against each other. Nicole asks, “Bakit nga ba masarap ang bawal?” When Nicole Laurel returned to the recording cycle a while back, she never stopped writing. Dozens of songs are currently in progress, and this latest one is a common thought brought to its musical existence. In "Bawal," Nicole collaborates with an equally talented musician she has known for almost a decade, multi-instrumentalist Gabe Dandan. In an impromptu jam, Gabe put down his guitar and ran his fingers through the keys. It was practically instantaneous, doing the initial songwriting when Nicole hummed the melody and provided the first lyrics. In less than an hour, "Bawal" started to take its form. Nicole shares, "The song is a simple, slow, soulful blend of sultriness and the melancholy of desiring something you can't have...