Hotel Garuda

Asian-American EDM act Hotel Garuda delivers uplifting anthems as well as bittersweet dance-pop tunes. Initially comprised of Aseem Mangaokar (aka Candleweather) and Chris Gavino (aka Manila Killa), the duo released several successful singles and remixes before Hotel Garuda became a solo act under Mangaokar's direction in 2018, releasing the new wave-influenced EP The Tension two years later. The two friends first met in middle school in Singapore, part of transient families that frequently moved. They both ended up in the U.S., where they worked on solo projects and attended...