This week, we dive into the must-hear new music releases, from Kairvina’s lush, reflective EP and Dorwin John donning a disco-ball on his head for the “Kishte” music video, to Justh’s first new music since “Chor” with “Unse Jaake Kehdo” and lots of extra.
Kairvina – Everlasting EP
Singer-songwriter Kairvina crafts dreamy indie-folk-informed pop on her second EP Everlasting. With an ready help producer and fellow artist Joshua Singh, there’s a fluttering form of pleasure held throughout the title monitor, plus a extra melancholic, Radiohead-esque shift on “The Broken” plus dramatic thrives by way of vocals on “Squint Your Eyes” and “Bait.” The artist says in a press launch, “Everlasting EP holds a number of questions and moments of self-reflection. It doesn’t exist to unravel something, it exists to sit down with you in instances of chaos and painful loneliness.”
Oliver Kim, Damini Bhatla – “Chinnadhaana”
Visakhapatnam singer-songwriter Oliver Kim and Hyderabad-based Damini Bhatla staff up for a heartwarming love duet of their indie type. Buoyed in a playful rhythm with acoustic guitars, the Telugu track is a breath of recent air in its understated composing method. The artists say in an announcement, “The track conveys a cute love story between two lovers. The music, vocals and the ambiance of the track is promised to make the listener really feel like they’re part of the track.”
Maahi, Zain-Sam, Rashmi Virag – “Jaan Se Zyada”
Amongst Indian pop’s youngest new heartthrobs in relation to love songs, Maahi performs to his power as an affable voice on his ETH single “Jaan Se Zyada.” The track consists by Zain-Sam with lyrics by Rashmi Virag, whereas the music video will get right into a nostalgic setting, that includes Maahi’s dad and mom, singer Shaan and his spouse Radhika Mukherji showing. Maahi says, “‘Jaan Se Zyada’ is near my coronary heart for a lot of causes. The track is timeless, it could possibly join with all generations! And, essentially the most heartwarming truth is that the music video options my very own dad and mom, showcasing a glimpse of their love story via me and Aadhya. It feels surreal to be a part of this piece of magic, and I’m actually wanting ahead to the world showering love on this music video.”
Justh – “Unse Jaake Kehdo”
True to his promise, Justh didn’t need to rush to place out his subsequent track on the again of his 2023 single “Chor.” He’s taken his time to launch his new track “Unse Jaake Kehdo” and it exhibits that it’s a labor of affection that’s additionally true to his charming Hindi pop storytelling. He says, “It’s been over a yr and a half since ‘Chor’ launched. After the track related, I needed to go even deeper into myself and create music that feels true, genuine, and pure. I’ve poured a number of life, onerous work, and soul into ‘Unse Jaake Kehdo,’ and I consider within the track with all my coronary heart. Numerous tremendous gifted individuals have labored with me on the audio and video, and I’m actually excited to deliver this track to the world.”
Zian B – “Ace of Spades”
Mumbai-based jazz vocalist and artist Zian B channels ache and turns it into hope on her ETH track “Ace of Spades.” Made with Tizaan Alphonso and Anurag Naidu, there’s groovy double bass by Yann Phayphet and drums by Ishan Jadwani as Zain sings concerning the gambles in life. Specifically, she talks about how she turned to music amid “deep bodily and emotional wrestle following a prolapsed disc harm and an extended battle with sciatica ache.” She provides, “I didn’t need the track to sound gloomy. It needed to sound like hope. I needed it to uplift — to romanticize the small wins and create one thing that helps individuals really feel higher, not damaged.”
The Lightyears Explode – “Lifeless Folks”
Mumbai rock act The Lightyears Explode push ahead into punk and rock ‘n roll-inspired sounds with their distinctive dancey spirit on their ETH track “Lifeless Folks.” Certain, it takes its title from cult movie The Sixth Sense, however there’s an anthemic spirit that veers away from something too macabre, quite specializing in the senseless doomscroll instances. The band says in an announcement, “It describes a society strapped down by programs they’ll’t or don’t query, dominated by flash tendencies and algorithms. Folks with out curiosity or creativeness, going via life however not actually residing.”
Dorwin John – “Kishte”
From the crackle of a report taking part in to nostalgic synth, there’s an old-world, disco-laced pop bent to Dorwin John’s ETH track, “Kishte.” The singer-producer has been selling it with a outstanding visible motif of being wearing a go well with with a disco ball for a head. It even options within the visualizer for the bittersweet track. He says, “The disco ball helmet isn’t only a prop; it’s an extension of the feelings in ‘Kishte’ – the concept of being current but reflective, guarded but expressive. Inserting this surreal factor throughout the very actual, vibrant, and typically overwhelming tapestry of Mumbai created a paradox that actually embodies the track’s spirit.”
Tasha Keswani – “All My Life”
Singer-songwriter Tasha Keswani is amongst artists who wrote music in the course of the contemplative, locked-down interval of the pandemic and proceed to place it out. “All My Life” actually does have a wider, extra common which means even when it was written throughout a selected time interval, pushed by pop vocals, alt-rock guitar and piano melodies, and a roomy drum beat to again it up. She says, “I hope this track reminds the listener that the key to having all of it is understanding you already do; that by being grateful for what we’ve one forgets what we lack. I wrote this track in the course of the pandemic after I realised that I used to be getting so misplaced in my ideas and feelings that I used to be permitting particular moments to cross me by.”
Pina Colada Blues, Jai Matt, Shafi Ali – “Toffee Syrup”
Kerala-born, U.S.-raised and Mumbai-based pop artist Jai Matt brings a breathy, playful Malayalam pop track with “Toffee Syrup,” with ace manufacturing from Pina Colada Blues. In beneath two minutes, they craft an earworm, buoyed by lyricist Shafi Ali’s Malayalam wordplay. The artists say the track intends to mix “2000s R&B nostalgia and Y2K power.”
Gvnd, Whoisavi – “Thaalam”
It’s protected to say that Malayalam hip-hop has a few of the most compelling bars and visible tales besides. The ETH addition to the canon is “Thaalam” by bilingual rapper Gvnd and producer Whoisavi. The Malayalam track has a hair-raising thriller of a music video and excels within the bars going over a South Indian percussive pattern. A press launch says, “‘Thaalam’ is a darkish, cinematic journey via rhythm and introspection—a contemporary hip-hop hymn rooted in ancestral percussion. Gvnd’s verses wrestle with self-doubt and non secular chaos, trying to acquire redemption via his rhythm, delivered in a naadan sinister movement over eerie, distorted 808s and a thumping mridangam-tabla bounce crafted by Whoisavi.”
Bhaktaaa x Devonian – “Bahane/Nishaane”
Hip-hop artist Bhaktaaa groups up with producer Devonian for a two-sided new monitor “Bahane/Nishaane.” Monitoring his journey over a wistful beat within the first half, the temper rapidly adjustments into one thing extra intense, selecting up pace whenever you least count on it. The artist says “Bahane” is “introspective and moody” and explores his inside struggles and is deliberately tense. “Nishaane,” for its half, “erupts with ruthless power and readability.” The press launch provides, “Bhaktaaa flips the narrative, declaring that even when he retains his distance, he sees every part — and nobody is off his radar. It’s a warning shot with lyrical precision and explosive beats that hit like a second wind.”
Agsy – “Jatt Baija”
New Delhi hip-hop artist Agsy begins her new track “Jatt Baija” by simply uttering one phrase as a hook to inform us what it’s all about—drama. In Punjabi, Hindi and English, Agsy weaves in between languages for unfettered takes, armed with the intent to bruise some egos. She says, “‘Jatt Baija’ is the rawest model of me but — unfiltered, unshaken, and unapologetically loud. So, Haters higher sit down and take notes.”