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ADITI SARAWAGI
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1. Ird Gird-Joshish
When a decade old post-progressive rock
finally comes out with an album you know
you are in for some good music. Joshish has
Sameer Rahat on vocals and bass along with
Sanjeev Aguiar and Shardul Donde on guitar.
Ird Gird is the result of two years of hard work
with each track being given a lot of individual
attention with separate album artwork as well. The title
track Ird Gird, Riha and Ho Subah are the tracks which
stand out amongst all the rock numbers. The album as a
whole is a good step in the genre of post-progressive
rock music.
3. Hard Kaur The Rising, Mixtape Vol-1
Hip hop and rap music got a new lease of
life in the country with the emergence of
Hard Kaur on the scene and she is back with
her latest album-The Rising. The rapper
has introduced 30 Indian artistes in this
album which is exclusively available on
Apple Music. The video of the All Starz Anthem has
been shot entirely on an iPhone and is a new step in
how digital media is created. This project which has
17 tracks is a result of two decades of hard work and
doesn’t disappoint, giving voice to so many upcoming
hip-hop artists.
6. One Year One House-Aarya Gadkari
This 19-year old’s debut album clearly
reflects that the future of indie pop music
in India is in good hands. A contestant of
The Stage 2, Aarya Gadkari’s debut EP One
Year One House is pop-rock record and is
a collection of songs based on his personal
life experiences. The album has six songs, each with a
different theme based on break-ups, heartache, family,
love, travel and the lyrics are relatable. Though the
tracks seem promising, there is still a long way to go
for this young artist.
2. Electronic Gharana- Eashwar
Subramanian’s
Electronic music is all the rage today and there
are various avant garde takes on it. Onw such
simplistic take is Eashwar Subramanian’s
album Electronic Gharana. Subramanian is
an amateur musician trained in Carnatic who
is known for his western classical music. This
album has seven tracks, each in a league of its own. Let
Go of The Past and More Like Noise are soulful tracks and
are sure to touch a chord with listeners. The music ranges
between techno and jazztronica. The experimental music
intends to be minimalistic and overall the album is a good
step in electronic music production.
4. Polaris-Akash Vincent
Akash Vincent is a singer and songwriter.
Along with his band members-drummer and
co-producer Nikhil Mawkin, bassist Abhinav
Khokhar and with Rohit Gupta on keyboard
and trumpet-he has come up with his second
EP Polaris. In the works for two years,
Polaris doesn’t disappoint. It is a collection of five songs
and all the tracks are soulful, Free and Troublesome
shining through touching a chord with the listener.
It traces his journey and the introspective tone of the
creations pulses through.
7. Pieces That Do Not Fit-Dhruv Kumar
A multilingual album, Pieces That Do Not
Fit is an album with mixed genres. The
songs have been arranged and composed
by Dhruv Kumar and features top notch
Indie artists such as Skrat, Parvaaz, Alexis
and White Mug. The video of Moneyshot
featuring Skrat has an eclectic video and is a mixstep
of dubstep and swing music. Bahar featuring Khalid
Ahamed is another track worth mentioning. This is
Kumar’s first EP and is a step towards founding new
genres or rather blurring the lines between different
kinds of music.
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