From Sanjith Hegde’s heartbreak tune to Abdon Mech’s song of longing, Goan hip-hop artist Sharlaine’s escape from loneliness, we round up the best new music
(From left to right) Sharlaine, Darshan Raval and Aastha Gill have new songs out. Photos: Courtesy of the artist
Welcome to our weekly rundown of new music – featuring must-hear singles, statement-making EPs and albums and key tracks.
This week, pop star Darshan Raval continues his love affair with the monsoons, with a soulful assist from singer-songwriter Simran Choudhary on “Barsaat Lagdi Ae,” while indie act Easy Wanderlings team up with pop artist Mali for the aptly calming “Mellow.” Bengaluru experimental rock band 12th Main are unsettlingly good on “Distress: A Fugue in Dhenuka” which brings rage from Munz (from folk-metallers The Down Troddence).
On the groovier front, Goa band Pink Moss start a party with “No Hard Feelings” and Harry Grover turns to Afro buoyancy for his song “Mama,” featuring Moroccan artist NOLI and Nigerian artist Mhizta Ne.
Darshan Raval, Simran Choudhary – “Barsaat Lagdi Ae” (YouTube)
Abdon Mech – “Waiting For Your Call” (YouTube)
Sanjith Hegde, Sunny M.R., Prashant Pandey – “Cold Showers” (Spotify)
Easy Wanderlings, Mali – “Mellow” (YouTube)
Badshah, Sharvi Yadav, Hiten – “Banger” (YouTube)
Priyanka Barve, Suhit Abhyankar – “Man Vadhaya Vadhaya (Sagarika Coffeehouse Originals)” (YouTube)
12th Main ft Munz TDT – “Distress: A Fugue in Dhenuka” (YouTube)
Sharlaine, Jawbreaker – “3 AM (My Friend” (YouTube)
Aseem Trivedi, Aditya Shankar, Raj Kumar Dewan – “Jogi” (Spotify)
Raghav & Arjun, Taba Chake – “Ho Jayenge Ghum” (YouTube)