Fast-growing music label Widescope Entertainment has struck gold when it backed all-girl band Catharsis and male trio 46 Hope St.

Girl power is the rallying cry for Catharsis, who released its debut single, “For the Meantime” last July, the same month Hidilyn Diaz won the country’s first-ever Olympic gold and Nesthy Petecio became the first Filipina boxer to ever win an Olympic medal, a silver at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Singer Sam Dahilan related, “Hidilyn and Nesthy are really inspiring because it’s empowering to see Filipino women excel in a male-dominated environment.

“There’s still a huge gap and a lack of women representation in OPM. As an all-girl band, we want to promote our advocacy through our music; that we must see this uniqueness not as a hindrance but as a driving force for women to pursue music.”

“For the Meantime,” described as a bright, full-band ditty with poetry and angelic harmonies, was chosen for its pull as a representation of their identity as an ensemble.

The perky pop track, penned by guitarist Addy Pantig, prove that these girls just want to have fun grooving to their own tune.

The rhythm section is taken up competently by bassist Gabe Mejia and drummer Rachelle Galang.

Addy, whose songwriting is influenced by pop standard, expressed, “Our song is about bargaining for temporary love from someone who is afraid of commitment.”

In a kind of cool twist, Catharsis is a female force empowered to commit themselves to and see music-making as a permanent gig for girl glory.

Meanwhile, 46 Hope St. is composed of three boys from the south of Metro Manila. The name alone implies that these guys are just right around the corner ready to share messages of hope to anyone.

Their third single, “Bago Matulog,” for example, opens and closes with a line to get by in the midst of the ongoing health crisis: “Bukas paggising mo maniwala kang muli.”

With vaccines being rolled out, the group was “inspired by the newfound hope of being able to look forward to a new morning after experiencing the darkest of dawns.”

“Bago Matulog” brings to the fore the musical skills of Meds Rana, who wrote the inspiring ballad. Rana also sang and played the guitar and keyboard on record. He was supported by bassist Ryan Gonzales and drummer Aaron Dolleton.

The band’s first single, “Parisukat sa Bilog,” was released in early January, followed by “Bituin” five months after. For their new single, they worked closely with celebrity-record producer Ebe Dancel and studio guy Peavey Nicolas, who handled the recording, mixing, and mastering at the Baby Big Studios. Backing them were violinist Dino Akira Decena and cellist Jopi Bergara Doestra.

The group’s latest is “Palaisipan,” released last September.

As always for Widescope Entertainment projects, executive producer Vic De Vera and supervising producer Neil Gregorio were on board.

“We are not alone in this journey. Let’s keep trusting that there’s a perfect time for everything,” Rana reminded.

Timing is everything for both Catharsis and 46 Hope St.