The Cheats

Cheats is a 7-piece Filipino indie rock band. The band was first formed by Jim Bacarro in 2013, and features Bacarro on vocals, keys, and guitar, Saab Magalona-Bacarro and Candy Gamos on vocals, Manny Tanglao on bass, Jason Caballa and Kyle Quismundo on guitars, and Enzo Hermosa on drums. Cheats' eponymous debut album was released in July 2015. Originally signed under independent label LockedDown Entertainment and later under Ely Buendia's Offshore Music, the band has been signed under MCA Music thru sublabel Island Records Philippines since 2021. Cheats celebrated their 10-year anniversary in a concert in Makati.

History

Formation and early years Cheats was first formed by Jim Bacarro in 2013. Jim, Manny Tanglao, and Ernest Aguila were originally part of a band called Ernville that broke up. Jim and Manny were originally just planning to be a duo, similar to LCD Soundsystem. Ernest then joined the group. They then invited their friends Saab Magalona and Candy Gamos, who were running a gig production group called Girlscout at the time, and had been booking Ernville before. The band name came from bonding over playing video games. One of their biggest gigs during this time...