{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2025}} {{Use Philippine English|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Huminga | artist = Zild | type = studio | cover = Huminga (2021) by Zild cover art.jpg | released = {{Start date|2021|04|08}} | genre = | length = {{Duration|m=39|s=58}} | label = {{hlist|Balcony|Warner}} | language = {{hlist|English|Tagalog}} | producer = {{hlist|Daniel Zildjian Benitez|Tim Marquez}} | prev_title = Homework Machine | prev_year = 2020 | year = 2021 | next_title = Medisina | next_year = 2022 | misc = {{Singles | name = Huminga | type = Studio | single1 = Kyusi | single1date = February 10, 2021 | single2 = Apat | single2date = February 25, 2021 | single3 = Bungantulog | single3date = March 18, 2021 | single4 = Huminga | single4date = May 2, 2021 | single5 = Hele | single5date = September 14, 2021 }}
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'''''Huminga''''' ({{literal translation|Breathe}}) is the second solo studio album by the Filipino singer-songwriter and IV of Spades member Zild. It was released on April 8, 2021, through Balcony Entertainment, distributed by Warner Music Philippines. It was consisting of ten tracks. The album draws on personal themes such as first love, friendship, and isolation. It features a more grounded sound with acoustic, twelve-string guitars, hofner bass, traditional drumming and slide guitar. Its rapid release following his debut invited comparisons to Taylor Swift's ''Folklore'' and ''Evermore''.
== Background and release == On Maech 12, 2021, Zild announced his second solo album, ''Huminga'', scheduled for release on April 8, 2021. The album's cover art, featuring a nighttime photograph of the artist in a natural setting, was taken by Shaira Luna.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Idris |first=A. Azim |date=March 15, 2021 |title=Zild Benitez Announces Second Solo Album 'Huminga' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/zild-benitez-announces-second-solo-album-huminga-2900391 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251214125642/https://www.nme.com/news/music/zild-benitez-announces-second-solo-album-huminga-2900391 |archive-date=December 14, 2025 |access-date=December 9, 2025 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> He also released the first physical CD release. It was issued by Balcony Entertainment in partnership with the independent record shop The Grey Market Records, the limited edition included a 26-page booklet featuring photographs by Luna, design by Daniel Aguilar, and illustrations by Sean Eloid Dominguez.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ng |first=Scott |date=February 9, 2022 |title=Zild's 'Huminga' Album to Get Limited CD Release |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/zilds-huminga-album-to-get-limited-cd-release-3157421 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251214125950/https://www.nme.com/news/music/zilds-huminga-album-to-get-limited-cd-release-3157421 |archive-date=December 14, 2025 |access-date=December 9, 2025 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref>
== Composition == ''Huminga'' consists of ten tracks released by Balcony Entertainment, distributed by Warner Music Philippines.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 11, 2021 |title=Zild Unveils Highly-Anticipated Full-Length Masterpiece 'Huminga' |url=https://mb.com.ph/2021/4/11/zild-unveils-highly-anticipated-full-length-masterpiece-huminga |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251214130500/https://mb.com.ph/2021/4/11/zild-unveils-highly-anticipated-full-length-masterpiece-huminga |archive-date=December 14, 2025 |access-date=December 9, 2025 |work=Manila Bulletin Entertainment}}</ref> The album has been described the album as a more personal work and "a document of a growing songwriter." Released less than six months after his debut, the album comparisons to the rapid release of Taylor Swift's ''Folklore'' and ''Evermore''. The record features a more grounded sound, incorporating acoustic and twelve-string guitar, hofner bass, traditional drumming, and slide guitar.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pulido |first=Nicole |date=April 8, 2021 |title=Zild's Second Solo Album 'Huminga' Out Today |url=https://opinyon.net/entertainment/zild-s-second-solo-album-huminga-out-today |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251214131248/https://opinyon.net/entertainment/zild-s-second-solo-album-huminga-out-today |archive-date=December 14, 2025 |access-date=December 9, 2025 |website=OpinYon News |language=en-PH}}</ref> In an interview with ''NME'', Zild stated that ''Huminga'' drew on personal experiences he had not previously explored in his songwriting, including the themes of first love, friendship, and isolation. He also cited musical influences from his earlier generations, such as John Lennon's Imagine, Cynthia Alexander's Insomia which featured guitarist Noel Mendez, later recruited for the studio album, and Neil Young's Heart of Gold.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Santos |first=Aldus |date=April 5, 2021 |title=On 'Huminga', Zild Benitez Reintroduces Himself: “Now All i Have is Storytelling and My own Memories” |url=https://www.nme.com/features/zild-benitez-album-huminga-2021-2913768 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251214131506/https://www.nme.com/features/zild-benitez-album-huminga-2021-2913768 |archive-date=December 14, 2025 |access-date=December 9, 2025 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref>
== Track listing == {{Track listing | headline = ''Huminga'' track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = {{Duration|m=39|s=58}} | width = 100% | title_width = 20% | writing_width = 40% | title1 = Huminga | length1 = 5:10 | writer1 = Daniel Zildjian Benitez | extra1 = | title2 = Apat | length2 = 4:10 | writer2 = Benitez | extra2 = {{hlist|Benitez|Tim Marquez}} | title3 = Bungantulog | length3 = 3:52 | writer3 = Benitez | extra3 = Benitez | title4 = Paalam Mahal | length4 = 3:57 | writer4 = Benitez | extra4 = Benitez | title5 = Kyusi | length5 = 4:31 | writer5 = Benitez | extra5 = Benitez | title6 = Hari | length6 = 3:34 | writer6 = Benitez | extra6 = Benitez | title7 = A Love Song | length7 = 2:32 | writer7 = Benitez | extra7 = Benitez | title8 = Glyndel | length8 = 3:07 | writer8 = Benitez | extra8 = Benitez | title9 = Wala Nang Kumakatok | length9 = 5:53 | writer9 = Benitez | extra9 = Benitez | title10 = Hele | length10 = 3:12 | writer10 = Benitez | extra10 = Benitez }}
== Personnel == Credits are adapted by Tidal.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 8, 2021 |title=Zild - Huminga (Credits) |url=https://tidal.com/album/178269279 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251214131744/https://tidal.com/album/178269279 |archive-date=December 14, 2025 |access-date=December 9, 2025 |publisher=Tidal}}</ref>
* Zild{{efn|Under credited by his real name Daniel Zildjian Benitez.}} – vocal (all tracks), composer (all tracks), lyricist (all tracks)
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Category:2021 albums Category:Warner Music Philippines albums Category:Albums by Filipino artists