‘Mood Machine’ has a bunch of solid ideas and shows great potential
‘Phir Hum Dekhenge’ is a mellifluous and soft protest
‘Hampstead’ is a strong example of using fusion, indie and electronic sounds judiciously; the excellent songwriting does nothing but improve it
‘Uncertainty’ pairs neo-soul vocals with some smart instrumentation
‘Get Young, Live Broke, Die Alone’ is a sweeping and emotional collection of string instrumentals
‘The Sky Above Us’ is a chill and easygoing bit of soft rock
‘Swim’ combines great atmosphere and strong writing with epic passages in four short minutes
Her single ‘Broken’ successfully combines dark production with a sense of drama and theater
‘Raise No Flag’ is a much-needed uplifting take
Their new single ‘Retrieve’ is a chill electronic track with some cozy sounds
‘Locked Away’ features Vrnda Dhar and has a sunny and wry outlook on 2020’s chief devil
Her single ‘Rise’ is a sharp example of ‘less is more’
‘Sugarcoated’ is a nice reminder of just how many centuries it’s been since the 2010s started
‘fading colours’ is a masterclass in stripping away all but a song’s essence
‘Vatsala’ is a good bit of production and takes its genre and nostalgia in its stride
We speak at length about guitar, music and the indie scene of old with one of the country’s most renowned players and session musicians
The instrumental ‘ULKA’ is a short but impactful imagining of 'night vibes' through an ambient lens
The concise ‘Addicted’ is amusingly astronomical is scope; in reality, it’s a tight three tracks of good texture and smooth writing
And not a damn moment too soon.
‘Just Another Woman (Alright, Alright)’ has shades of folk and old-school progressive rock
The Kolkata band brings in sounds from ambient music to Indian classical on the short but impactful ‘Silhouettes On A Distant Dream’
The long-winded and patient ‘Deccan Rains’ is a strong, if mildly generic, debut
‘Dimension Jump’ shows how tolerable ambient, heavy progressive music can be when you just get the basics right
Their April-released EP ‘Sunwave’ is two tracks of the pop-rock-prog that some hardcore prog-heads don’t usually like but everyone else loves
His first single ‘Voyager’ is dynamic, proggy, epic and sometimes a bit inventive
'Satire', with a range of influences, represents a step forward for the Mumbai trio
‘On Days Like This’, if a bit tame, provides some nice moments
‘Time’s Not Normal’ incorporates a lot of current sounds into a warm and thoroughly rewarding track
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His new single ‘Hey Betty’ has no pretensions about its ease and innocence
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