Radio City Freedom Recommends Latest Hits by Your Favourite Indie Artistes Edition 15

Alternative/Post Grunge/Sludge band from Jaipur, Archonist featuring vocalist/songwriter Aken, lead guitarist/producer Gunjan Soral, rhythm guitarist Rajat Sharma, bassist Shashwat Sharma and Kalpesh Mathur on drums have released their high-octane single, Born To Fight from their EP, Endless Highway. Replete with slick verses and slicker riffs, the song makes for a perfect work-out accompaniment.

When you hear the title, the thought that first occurs to you is about rains. But renowned vocalist Siddharth Basrur deploys clouds as a metaphor for people who pass in and out of our lives through the heartfelt song, Baadal. There is an unmistakeable sense of a feel-good song from the 1990s that Sparsh infuses in its instrumentals.

A song about speedy and wishful recovery, Guwahatis young musician Arham Fulfagar is pensive and optimistic in his latest single, 'Make It Alright'. With the easy musical arrangements, theres something deeply comforting about the song.

An ode to post rock, New Delhi's young and emerging band Bad Trip pays a fitting tribute to their musical influences Sum 41, Foo Fighters and Blink 182 with their debut single, Out Of Reach. Compiled during the lockdown, the band featuring vocalist/guitarist Rishab Koul, guitarist Aaron Asher, bassist Saira Ahmed, drummer Piyush Thomas and backing vocalist Vedant Shandilya, aims to to explore unexplored depths of rock as a genre.

A song about heartbreaks and its after-effects, Raat by Sid Paul and Shashaa Tirupati makes for a simple and easy listening. By nature, the track is unpretentious, rooted and holds a tremendous reference to love songs of the past.

Sampling electronica and pop influences, Delhis singer/songwriter Tanya Nambiar creates an anthem for the millenial woman who is independent and lives life on her own terms. An escapist dance track, we bet you wont stop grooving to the trippy bass line.

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