The Ridleys — a four-piece Alternative-Folk band composed of Benny Manaligod (songwriter, vocalist, acoustic guitar), Jan De Vera (backup vocals, lead guitarist), Joric Canlas (bass), and Bryant Ayes (drums, percussion) — is taking the independent music scene by storm.

With 54,281 monthly listeners and over 1.7 million streams for their debut album “Reflections on Moonlight and Poetry” on Spotify alone, the band continues to carry out their “telling stories through songs” mantra exactly five years since their emergence.