Radio City Freedom Recommends Latest Hits by Your Favourite Indie Artistes Edition 18

Mumbai/Hyderabad based Faasley featuring vocalist Varun Dhabe, guitarist Parth Yadav and percussionist Shashank Joshi, speaks about the vague memories and wounds left over by the ruthlessness of time. Replete with pulsating riffs and drumwork, the track is a great fix for those who wish to vent out and let their steam loose.

Cult alt-rockers from Delhi, Cyanide re-released their debut album, Sugarcoated on digital music platforms, following a decade since its initial release. Featuring frontman and vocalist Rohan Solomon -now a singer/songwriter, guitarist Nikhil Malik -now pop/rap producer Iconyk and drummer/percussionist Srijan Mahajan -now Pupster Music, Cyanide pulsates matters with Animal, one among the three high-octane tracks from the album. Replete with standout sounds, this one is a great kickstart to weekday mornings.

Lucknow-based rapper Panther samples with multiple moods in his debut EP, Why. Khwaab, one of the five singles from the EP emotes the rappers dreams and aspirations. Its energetic, easy and uplifting for a listen. Lastly, its rather trippy to have it shaken off from your memory in an instant.

An insight into the lives of artistes during the lockdown, owing to their sources of income being stipulated, celebrated electronica act from New Delhi Akshay Johar aka MojoJojo tackles insomnia and anxiety in Sone De, the second track from his sophomore album, Andar Rated. Teaming up with talented powerhouse vocalists Tyesha Kohli and Akshay Oberoi, Mojojojo blends Lo-Fi, pop and Indian folk, in his trademark style

The Kochi-based band has clearly emerged Pan-India favourites with three back-to-back successfully released tracks with Maybe I Can Fly, When We Feel Young and now, their recent debut Hindi single, Kahaani. With words penned by the pensive Ankur Tewari, Kahaani is a bitter-sweet ode to love and withdrawal. Youll smile and maybe shed a tear, but the beautiful verses stay with you.

Mumbai/Chennai-based singer/songwriter Zoe Siddharth gets your tear ducts flowing away with the beautifully haunting and mellow, Human. A song about the indomitable human spirit that ocassionally needs love and support from near and dear ones, in order to thrive, Zoes breezy vocals provide the much needed comfort in these stressful situations.

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