Across the global landscape of pop creation, the Philippines stands out as a hub of consistent, layered creative output that shapes and redefines what the pop genre can hold, rooted in decades of creators engaging with pop’s flexible framework to craft works that feel both connected to global pop currents and unmistakably tied to the unique cultural context of the island nation. Higher is one such work, a pop sound born from that same Philippine creative ecosystem, classified within the broader Music/Pop category that groups together works that align with the genre’s core identities while leaving ample space for the regional and individual inflections that make each sound distinct.