Dimapur, May 19 (MExN): ANTB (Alobo Naga & The Band), winner of MTV EMA 2012 ‘Best Indian Act’ is back once again with a new single ‘TGIF’ (Thank God it’s Friday) a dance rock song from their upcoming EP after a long hiatus.
The band has been evolving over the years with its sound and genres. Alobo the front man of the band describes the band as “not your ordinary Rock band.” The song TGIF is produced by ANTB along with producer Noel Zoek, Tongs Kichu (ODE Studio) & Vivek Chetri. The song is about “working-class people” longing to have fun and relax during the weekends to escape from their hectic life, an update from the band stated.
The music video is directed by the award-winning director Vito Sumi in association with Studio Lagom starring Uto Chishi. The video is about a loner working a 9-5 job who dreams to be a Rockstar and party during weekends. The music video was shot at Dimapur & Guwahati, interestingly ANTB shot their first breakthrough music video ‘Painted Dreams’ at Guwahati in 2011.
ANTB is an Indian contemporary pop rock outfit from Dimapur, Nagaland, formed in 2010. The band consists of members Alobo Naga (lead vocals, songwriter, and keyboards), Fung Walling (bass guitar, backing vocals) and David Sunar (Drums). The band rose to fame in 2011 with their video single ‘Painted Dreams’ that became an instant hit; was premiered in August 2011 at VH1. The popularity of the video also helped the band to earn themselves MTV Europe Music Awards 2012 nominations under Best Indian Act/Worldwide Act and later won the Best Indian Act.
ANTB has credentials of playing over 600 shows over the period of 12 years around National & International countries like Kenya, Tanzania, Singapore, Indonesia and many more, besides performing in all the top festivals and venues across India like NH7 Weekender, NEF Delhi, South East Asian Band Festival, KYF Festival, Hornbill Festival, Radio City Freedom Awards, Rongali Festival, Hard Rock Café, Blue Frog etc. ANTB’s music reflects the progression of influence from all genres. Their lyrics are mostly based on youth, society and love.
One can watch the video from the band’s official youtube page - @antbofficialand also listen the single from all the leading music streaming platforms like Spotify, iTunes etc.
