Updated on: 08 August, 2020 11:32 AM IST |
Radio City Freedom Recommends Latest Hits by Your Favourite Indie Artistes Edition 11
An unusual blend of synths with metal and rap, New Delhi-based alternative rock/electronica trio Crazy Weather addresses humanitarian crisis in the face of adversity, with ‘Paper Tiger’. Comprising of frontman/lyricist Gucci Singh on vocals, synth and electric guitars, Romit Gupta on backing vocals and bass and Rahul Thakur on drums, the six-minute long track is the first release from the outfit’s untitled third studio album.
Varun Kapadia aka Mizuchi, a young Mumbai/Boston based rapper upends the gully narrative of Indian hip-hop with ‘Bombay’, one out of his four-track EP, ‘Myth’. Composed at leisure during the lockdown, the song tips off its hat to young aspirations in the city of dreams.
Close on the heels of their last release, ‘Udd Chala’, the first from their upcoming debut EP ‘Manzil’, Mumbai’s The Sleeping Satellite featuring Raja Pradhan on guitars, Reeshav Gohrain on drums, Mondip Kalita on bass, and vocalist/producer Albert Dyrile Lakra open up a dialogue on mental health and soul-searching with their latest song, ‘Khoj’. Haunting and liberating in equal measure, the song speaks about decluttering one’s thoughts in order to make space for newer energies.
New Delhi-based producer Abhishek Sekhri aka Goya unleashes a visual treat with ‘Release’ from his four-track EP, ‘Morii’. Inspired by the EP’s artwork shot by his photographer friend Bhumanyu Nehra in Uttarakhand, ‘Release’ starts slow and eventually evolves into a dance floor anthem, almost symbolizing the co-existence of nature and development besides one another.
Featuring frontman and vocalist Sudin Nair, Zayne Chaves on drums, Aldridge Dsouza on bass, Aadil Jariwala and Saleon Quiney on guitars and Sanket Jain on keys, The Cheesecake Factory, a young and emerging band from Mumbai offers a bitter—sweet debut with ‘Chal’. An ode to one fighting their lowest phases by themselves, the song bleakly reminded me of ‘Barfi’s ‘Phir Le Aaya Dil’. Nair’s vocals display empathy and compassion, making the song just the right track to turn to during an anxious moment.
Mumbai-based singer/songwriter Banat Kaur Bagga who performs with her first name, lets her love for the keys do the talking with ‘Flish’, a delightful composition that addresses ‘the grass is greener on the other side’ narrative through the eyes of a fish and a fly. Banat had written the song two years ago, which is now the first among a five-track EP in the offing that goes by the same name. The artwork and music video has been conceptualized and executed during the lockdown by Drishali Motwani .
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