Radio City Freedom Recommends Latest Hits by Your Favourite Indie Artistes Edition 9

Tarse is an upbeat rendition of unfulfilled, unrealised love. The fourth offering by the collaborative forces of Zenith and Charan, the track prompts feelings of thought and wonder of two people who are second-guessing the status of their relationship.

An easy instrumental by Mumbai-based seasoned guitarist Abhinav Saxena, The Dreams of a River is a meditative experience that you would willingly want to submit yourself to. The acoustics evoke the responses and emotions behind an inanimate waterbed, making it a sheer display of genius by Saxena.

Featuring Ninad Bhat on lead vocals, Akshay Redekar and Reagan Almeida on guitars, Aman Chaturvedi on bass and Joshua DSouza on drums, Mumbai based alt-rock outfit Tapas scores a rousing love ballad with Gaihaan. Such a track is conceived from a place that carries no pretense and is replete with soul and purpose. Tapas is clearly a youth favourite in the making.

Folk-fusion sensation from Kerala, Job Kurian pens a heartfelt ode to his grandmother with Kaalam. Essaying the influences of her bedtime stories and fond childhood memories, Job weaves verses and tunes of nostalgia that will offer you a comfort blanket, in these times of despair and gloom.

The track is an exuberant first offering by the Kerala-based folk rock band featuring Ashwin Gopakumar, Achyuth Jaigopal, Palee Francis and Pai Sailesh, from their upcoming debut album. The track is the closest replica of a Bryan Adams or Coldplay composition. Chances are you might recall Summer of 69.

Keep The Hope Alive by singer-songwriter MILI has a very easy-going lullaby vibe and is quite a earworm thats likely to have you hooked from the first listening itself. Written during the lockdown, the song is MILIs efforts to calm anxious souls. Its hard to resist the charm of this track.

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