Radio City Freedom Recommends: Latest Hits by Your Favourite Indie Artistes: Edition 8

Vijayalakshmi Narayanan

Radio City Freedom Recommends: Latest Hits by Your Favourite Indie Artistes: Edition 8

Featuring Sunny Sharma and Karan Bhalla, 'On Our Way Home' by the New Delhi EDM Duo, is a perfect amalgamation of pop and dance influences. A pacifier for the wandering soul looking for a sense of homecoming, the song traverses through the journey of personal fulfillment and taking a moment to cherish one's accomplishments.

Groovy Noodles featuring Rickraj Nath on guitars and Aritra Basu on drums, make an experimental, instrumental duo from Mumbai, whose debut single 'Freedom' is a tribute to the varied musical influences that have shaped the perspectives of the outfit. The duo are accompanied by maestro Purbayan Chatterjee on sitar, John Paul on bass, and Smarajeet Bhattacharya on keys and effects, offering a wholesome and enriching listening experience for those in search of something fresh.

The second single from his seven-track debut album, 'HerockProject', 'Chowkidaar' by New Delhi's visual artist and rapper Roy is a politically-loaded sledgehammer at the injustice and unlawful enforcements meted out by the establishment. In collaboration with Dub Sharma through a smashing music video helmed by Director Q, the track was first composed as part of an intro and outro inclusion for a skit performed by noted stand-up comedian, Kunal Kamra.

The fifth single from the Sufi-folk singer's album, 'Sound of Kashmir', 'Nundbane' by Aabha Hanjura is a labour of love that speaks about the innocence and charm of romance in the valley. Accompanying the verses penned by noted Kashmiri poet Mahmud Gami, Aabha and her band render a folk-rock composition, which was conceived following the singer's trip to her hometown with her family where she visited her childhood home, one that she was forced to leave following the exodus in 1990, as a child.

Featuring Varun Rajput on vocals and guitars, Kimberley Rodrigues on vocals, Shrikant Biswakarma on guitars, Joshua Peter on keyboards and backing vocals and Dan Thomas on drums, New Delhi's Antariksh infuses rock influences within mainstream Hindi aesthetes to give us a Live cover of 'Aashayein', a song of hope and optimism, which is one of the eleven tracks from their debut album, 'Khoj'. The band has been rated by MTV as one of the best Hindi Rock acts from India.

Within a fortnight of its release, 'Kasoor' by singer/songwriter Prateek Kuhad has broken all the charts. At 1.8 million views on YouTube, 4.3 million views on IGTV, a million streams on Spotify and listed as the 1 song on Apple India Top 100 playlist, Prateek's fan-sourced music video is an ode to millennial love and heartbreak. A huge respite for anxious beating hearts out there in these times of despair and gloom.

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