Eyedress

Life and career 2013–2018: Early career in Manila After gaining a small following from making beats, Eyedress was introduced to Filipino singer Skint Eastwood through a promoter from Manila, and the two collaborated on the song "Biolumine". The song earned him attention from a French label which pushed for him to make an album, which then earned him a record deal with Abeano Records, a subsidiary of XL Recordings. He released his second EP, Egyptian Night Club to SoundCloud on July 27, 2014. In September 2014, he released the single "Polo Tee" as a tribute to American record producer DJ Rashad. He released his first mixtape after leaving XL Recordings, Shapeshifter, in 2015.

He signed to Lex Records in 2016: releasing his debut studio album Manila Ice the following May. That was followed by Sensitive G in November 2018.

2019–2023: Los Angeles, "Jealous" and breakthrough success Eyedress relocated to Los Angeles from Manila and began recording new songs at his home in Silver Lake.

In late 2019 and early 2020, the first singles from Eyedress' third studio album Let's Skip to the Wedding were released. These included "Jealous" and "Romantic Lover" which became viral hits on TikTok. "Jealous" was certified gold in Australia, Canada, Poland and the US in 2021, and platinum in the US in March 2022. "Romantic Lover" was certified gold in the US in April 2022. In January 2022, Eyedress was ranked at number 35 on the Billboard Emerging Artists chart. "Something About You" was certified gold in the US in May 2022.

Eyedress teamed up with Filipino American artist named Zzzahara and announced their debut album together as The Simps. The album, Siblings, was released by Lex Records on February 14, 2022. The tracklist includes "Tesla", the album's first track as well as the songs "Miss Fortunate" from 2019 and "On Fye" from 2020. The two related over their Filipino background and shared taste in music. Zzzahara soon started playing guitar in the group thereafter.

In April 2022, Eyedress played at Coachella played new material from his forthcoming album his fifth studio album, Full Time Lover, with his band. The album was released on August 26, 2022, its track list consisting of 28 tracks of hip-hop, post-punk and shoegaze. Shortly after the album, Eyedress released a cover of Blur's "Song 2" and he featured on Nosaj Thing track "Different Life" from the album Continua.

On October 5, 2022, an Eyedress remix of Fly Anakin, Pink Siifu, and Fousheé's track "L's" was released. The next day, Eyedress performed live at Elsewhere in Brooklyn headlining a Lex Records event which also included performances by Pink Siifu and Fly Anakin.

A remix of Full Time Lover track "House of Cards" by Kevin Shields was released as part of the Lex-XX remix series on January 23, 2023. RCA Records released "Flowers & Chocolate", his first single for a major label with a music video directed by Eddie Huang on February 13. In March, the RIAA upgraded certification for "Jealous" to 2× Platinum and "Romantic Lover" to Platinum. This return performance marks the first return performance to Coachella by an act/project that started performing in the Philippines. Eyedress followed this with the 2025 "Stoner U.S. Tour" with N8NOFACE, that began July 8 in San Francisco and ended August 7 in Los Angeles.

Discography

Studio albums Manila Ice (2017) Sensitive G (2018) Let's Skip to the Wedding (2020) Mulholland Drive (2021) Full Time Lover (2022) Vampire in Beverly Hills (2024) Stoner (2025)