Live recorded covers occupy a one-of-a-kind niche in the global landscape of recorded sound, serving as a bridge between the core identity of the source work and the unique creative perspective of the artist interpreting it, capturing a single, fleeting moment of performance that can never be replicated exactly again. Unlike studio-recorded covers, which often allow for multiple takes, edits, and layers of refinement to shape the final output, live covers carry the inherent energy of a performance shared between an artist and the audience that witnesses it in that specific time and place, every nuance of the delivery preserved as it unfolded in the room. For TJ Monterde, the Filipino artist behind Palagi (Live), this form of recorded sound offers a way to engage with the source material that inspired the cover, bringing his own creative approach to a work that holds meaning for both himself and the listeners who will encounter this recorded iteration.