Radio City Freedom Recommends Latest Hits by Your Favourite Indie Artistes Edition 12

Vijayalakshmi Narayanan

Radio City Freedom Recommends Latest Hits by Your Favourite Indie Artistes Edition 12

Dropping his first single from his sophomore album 'AndarRated', New Delhi-based award winning producer Akshay Johar aka Mojo Jojo presents a trippy composition with 'Duniya'. Sampling Indian influences with contemporary electronica, the song features a powerful vocal rendition of Sufi poet Faysal's ghazal with the use of Indian instruments namely morchang, dholak and khartal, coupled with 808 bass, claps and supersaw synths. Definitely, a track to be cherished on repeat.

An extremely acclaimed singer/songwriter in the Indie circuit for more than a decade, Nikhil Swaroop addresses mental health with the rippling 'Mann Ae Mann'. This isn't a song to be humming alongwith but a meditative experience that almost calms your anxious nerves with its weightless, airy composition.

Mumbai-based percussionist Shashwat Karkare, who has been associated with indie acts Unohu, Carlton and the Saints and Calico, goes solo as Kayfabe to release his debut single, 'Cinematique'. A groovy instrumental, the track is replete with intricate synths and a catchy bass line.

A tribute to the experience of first love, 'Tu' is a simple composition by Pune-band The Rudraksh featuring vocalist Ajay Tapale, Shishir Sen on bass and mandolin, percussionist and keyboardist Gaurav Bhosale, Ashpak Shaikh on drums and Alem on guitars. The band believes in making music that brings happiness and joy to their listeners.

You're likely to take a trip down memory lane with 'Wonder' by noted producer and guitarist Zohran Miranda. A hat tip to the rock and roll age of the 70s and 80s, 'Wonder' is the musician's second release from his upcoming four part quadrilogy after the success of its first single, 'Ready For Love'.

If this song isn't on your playlist yet, you're definitely living under a rock. A fitting tribute to old-school romance that our parents' generation would relate to, 'When We Feel Young' by Kochi-based band When Chai Met Toast is a charming, innocent melody that instantly connects with its listeners.

Your weekly listing of the best in the Indian independent music scene is here. Here are our six picks for this week.

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