[1] The album was one of ten nominated for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize.

[2] Pantayo combines the kulintang music of the South Philippines with "western" genres such as synth-pop, hip-hop,[3] R&B, trip hop, and punk.

"Heto Na" (Tagalog for "here we go") was inspired by the Original Pilipino Music scene of the 1970s.

[4] "Taranta" (whose name, according to Kat Estacio, “means to panic or to feel frantic, as a mindless response")[5] features a rap-like vocal track, while "Bahala Na" (Tagalog for "it's up to you") more relaxed, being compared to lovers rock.

[9] AllMusic listed it as one of their "Favorite Latin & Global Albums" of the year.