Hanumankind and Dhanji have new releases this week. Photographs: Maitreya Shah (Hanumankind), Meghan Katti (Dhanji)
This week, we dive into the must-hear new music releases contemporary from the distro oven, from Hanumankind’s reside staple to Aksomaniac and Shreyas’ bilingual bop, singer-songwriters Chaittali Shrivasttava and Saroj Kashyap and Ahmedabad hip-hop ace Dhanji dropping a full-length album with producer Rasla, one that features yet one more beloved reside banger.
Hanumankind – “Villainous Freestlye”
In between teasing a Fred Again.. collaboration, taking part in sold-out exhibits and competition slots in Europe and even rapping on a Bollywood movie tune, Hanumankind has dropped his new single “Villainous Freestyle.” Produced by Kalmi and a precursor to his upcoming mixtape (which will likely be referred to as Monsoon Season, if the paintings is any indication), Hanumankind has beforehand carried out this at numerous exhibits over the yr, together with his historic Coachella debut. On “Villainous Freestlye,” it’s all bars and even a little bit of howling, following his reside efficiency of the tune “Holiday” for the tune sequence Colours.
Dhanji, Rasla – Drive-In Cinema 2.1
Ahmedabad’s hip-hop maverick Dhanji and producer Rasla’s new album Drive-In Cinema 2.1 is centered on “outsider music.” Dhanji explains, “[It’s] a tradition that isn’t initially ours, however we’re shaping it, loving it. Some folks join with it, some don’t — that’s okay. Koi pan vastu jyare biju tradition undertake kare tyare it feels totally different, and that’s the wonder. This scene remains to be evolving, at all times shifting ahead. That’s what I wished to discover with this album.”
Throughout 19 tracks and 52 minutes, options on the album embrace fellow Gujarat rappers like Hukeykaran, Siyaahi, Snappy Kaal, Large Doug, Jerry Martin and extra. Among the many tracks is “Hashishbhai,” a reside staple that Dhanji’s typically raged to on stage, plus beforehand launched singles just like the bassline-driven “Khatla Par” with Large Doug and Cazma, and the topsy-turvy lower “Firm Constructing” with Sayt.
Dindūn – “July, pt.1”
Kolkata different/synth-folk duo Dindūn observe up their journeying 2024 EP Dindūn, Vol. 3 with a small snippet of what’s to return. “July, pt. 1” is cinematic and impressed by the monsoon season (which makes it an aptly seasonal launch). Wordless however pushed by melancholic vocal harmonies, guitars and synth layers, the duo comprising Sourjyo Sinha and Rohit Ganesh say that the tune explores “the slowing down of city exercise throughout heavy rainfall, the abrupt cease to fixed hustle,” and is impressed by a portray by late painter Gopal Ghose.
Aksomaniac, Shreyas, Fatboi Raccoon – “Paapam”
Thiruvananthapuram genre-bending artist Aksomaniac groups up with Mumbai-based hip-hop artist Shreyas Sagvekar for “Paapam,” pairing Malayalam and Marathi like by no means earlier than. Coupled with a fiery music video directed by filmmaker Madhavan Krishnesh, the artists discover a tortured type of love, the place there’s self-inflicted ache amid the highs that include ardour. Aksomaniac says in a press release, “‘Paapam’ speaks to the residue left behind by intimacy—not as a result of it’s improper, however as a result of we’re conditioned to really feel it’s. This tune isn’t about decision. It’s about naming the battle, acknowledging how disgrace clings to even our most tender moments.” Shreyas provides in his assertion, “When Aksomaniac shared ‘Paapam,’ I felt the honesty instantly. Exploring guilt via a fusion of Marathi and Malayalam felt deeply genuine. My verse provides one other layer — a culturally totally different but emotionally parallel story.”
Chaittali Shrivasttava – “Baatein”
Singer-songwriter Chaittali Shrivasttava attracts from nostalgic different pop on her new Hindi tune “Baatein.” To find a easy method to piano and guitars (produced by The Prsdnt), there’s a wholesomeness in her need for an uncomplicated relationship. The artist says she was “reflecting on her personal expertise of the unending conversations together with her family members” whereas writing “Baatein.”
Kitanu – “Carcasses”
New Delhi sarod-rock band Kitanu maintain issues bizarre (by their very own admission) on their new tune “Carcasses.” With prior releases, there was a dependable sense of the band’s prog and Indian classical leanings, however “Carcasses” turns away from all of that, from anthemic vocals and guitar shredding, and shifts into roaring blues territory whenever you least anticipate it. The band says in a press release, “Anchored in a brooding riff and punctuated by aggressive grooves and melodic sarod phrasings, Carcasses is a sonic meditation on what we go away behind—emotionally, culturally, bodily—and what it means to actually shed one’s former self.”
Ritvik Virmani – “Ecstasy”
Singer-songwriter Ritvik Virmani travels the world from Greece to Paris to Kathmandu to Spain and India on his vintage updates tune “Ecstasy.” A cheery, upbeat observe seemingly impressed by the Brit indie rock period of Coldplay and different bands within the early 2000s, Virmani and his backing group carry out the tune on a sunny day to pals on a terrace within the music video. Virmani sums up the best technique to hear the observe in a press release: “Let free, sway with the rhythm, groove like hearth, break away from the chains, drift into music’s wild embrace and let your soul dance internationally.”
Saroj Kashyap – “House”
Bengaluru-based singer-songwriter Saroj Kashyap’s new tune “House” is the third single from her upcoming four-track EP Desk for One, following songs like “Keep In and Chill” and “Gray with a Trace of Yellow.” Powered by her hovering vocals and alt-rock composing (with manufacturing assists coming from folk-rock band Swarathma’s Varun Murali), Kashyap says the tune is “a couple of interval of emotional limbo.” She provides, “One the place he couldn’t make up his thoughts and he or she was left ready, not sure whether or not to carry on or let go. A sport of emotional chess with lengthy silences.”