Filatov's first solo album after departing The Maneken in 2024. 10 electronic-pop tracks. Release 18 May 2026.
Yevhen Filatov presents the first solo studio album 'After Maneken' on 18 May 2026 on his new personal label Filatov Sound (founded in January 2026 for solo releases). This is a 10-track electronic-pop album (total duration 48 minutes) appearing 18 months after Filatov's departure from The Maneken (December 2024 — he was the band's founder and frontman since 2010, the band continues without him with a new vocalist). Conceptually the album is a personal post-departure reboot. Structure: I. 'Empty Stage' (4:48 — about the last Maneken performance); II. 'New Beginnings' (5:12 — optimistic electronic-pop); III. 'Solo' (4:30 — about independence); IV. 'Friends Who Stayed' (5:42 — about musician colleagues); V. 'Berlin: Reset' (6:18 — about a 3-month Berlin residency in 2025 for album work); VI. 'Kyiv: Returning' (4:55); VII. 'Voice Found Again' (5:18); VIII. 'Future Sound' (5:30); IX. 'Letter to Past' (4:42 — meta-track about the new project); X. 'After Maneken: Free' (7:30 — finale, optimistic). Recording took place during 2025 in two locations: Studio MUSCOLO in Kyiv (January-August 2025) and residency at Berlin Funkhaus studio (September-November 2025). Sound engineer — Jörg Silvestri (Funkhaus). All texts were written by Filatov himself (previously, with Maneken, texts were written by another author — Yuri Maidan). The album releases in formats: digital streaming, CD digipack with 20-page booklet (with Filatov's essay about leaving the band), 180g vinyl in smoky-gray version (limited 800 copies, price 35€).
