“What am I to build, if my hands are broken, if I’m not the chosen one?” sings Steven McKellar of Civil Twilight on “Story of An Immigrant”, over a lush, dynamic beat that evokes the sounds of his native South Africa while steeped in the band’s everevolving present. The foursome (Steven, his brother and guitarist Andrew, drummer Richard Wouters and Kevin Dailey on keys and guitar) are living proof of what happens when you stop worrying about being the chosen one and make music built on both the roots that grew you and the love that keeps you thriving every day. Civil Twilight’s songs embrace every corner of human emotion, balancing delicate, poetic lyrics with sweeping arrangements that touch all the senses: a phrase to make you think; a rolling drumbeat you can feel in your bones; a guitar vamp as illustrative as a picture; a shimmer of keys whose light can nearly be seen and heard. Produced by Ben H. Allen (Gnarls Barkley, Bombay Bicycle Club, Cut Copy), their third record on Wind-Up is built on this vibrancy, on the permanent dust of a Cape Town youth; on the connection that unites them all as brothers beyond blood and on their new home in America where they pull from the innate, thriving musicianship of Nashville, where they live. When you listen to Civil Twilight, from their self-titled debut, to 2012’s widely lauded Holy Weather to now, it’s easy to understand why the band has topped five million YouTube views and reached historic success with film and television syncs – because it’s music you can’t shake, that translates experience into moments and creates melodies that become imbedded deep under the skin. We’re all immigrants, in some way, and Civil Twilight’s singing our national anthem.

this is where you get to download your favorite cover songs in HD with mp3 tag. i will be updating on this pretty soon.. once again thanks for all the support... hugs.. Armand

"Early one morning in February, 1989, Maricar Cruz was bless with a Filipino Spanish baby boy at a small hospital in Quezon city. By sunrise on the same day, he was named Armand Cruz after the name of his father".

His eyes were very armando, and his nose was very maricar, it just so happened that he was the youngest amongst the siblings, and was the only boy.

one late afternoon, his grandfather Generoso Saavedra over heard this little boy singing behind his little room, cang, said his grandfather, ese dituyu jutay anak sabe kanta " maricar, your little boy can sing".

from that time on maricar started teaching his little boy to sing.
finally in the year 1993, in his kindergarten he bagged his First trophy in Literary Musical Contest singing the song "if we hold on together" of the land before time.
His competitors were from the 6th grade, he was the only kindergarten contestant.

he knew from that time on he gave his mother the happiness and make his mother very proud.

from the time he grew bigger he abled to surpass different contest and from the time of present he able to acomplished a lot from life challenges.

Maricar qouted " thanks for all the likes... i knew it.. true my son has a beautiful voice.. all my children can sing well from the ate to azeema and jr... thank u lord for the music..."

He started composing some original songs from his heart and how he manage to run life as it is and moved to each every learnings he can.

Music was his life and his first instrument was Guitar, and it was his very own mother who inspired him to play. his most favorite instrument is a violin he owns one but he couldnt play. 

Armands life was touched by a lot of people. "My dumadating my umaalis", but from his entire life his been always saying that this is the best part of his life, from his friends, special people, his 3 mothers, Josephine Saavedra, Maricar Perez and Carmelita Fortin, who had been surpporting him all through out mentally and physically, His best brother "Kelvin Fortin" who showed what life is, His Special "animal" Friends, Aj Butlangan, Paul Garcia, July Chiong, Jay Cheng Que, Oneal Barandino, Pj Acapulco, Paolo and Kennon Bugtai, Arianne Lladones Pantig, ryan laranjo, ian ranara, May kiel Mauro and Windel Alimbo. for the friends he has who stayed and left all touched his life.

Armand's Passion is added not just singing but also in dancing, video editing choreographing and even event planning. "natatawa ako di ko alam pati ito makukuha ko pa" armand said.


"We make are life. if your sad, its because you want it. if your happy its because you made it" this is what you can always hear from him when it comes to advices.
some may not get the point and some may not see it work but the point is its how we make it work. 


Lets be inspired to his works as he is now inspired by everyone who loves his songs, covers, and advices... 

"idol" said by many, "Simple and very humble if you get to know him".

WE SALUTE YOU ARMAND CRUZ.. keep up the good work.. :)

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