Singles Roundup #38: Diversify Your Playlist With These Latest Tracks

Mumbai-based singer-songwriter and producer Anoushka Sivasankar released her debut single Song of the Seas. The song stems from the Biblical narrative of Moses parting the Sea of Reeds. It is like an anthem that one would march ahead to, whilst encountering the seas of turbulence in their lives. With melodic guitar riffs and powerful mature vocals, she showcases her vocal brilliance in her debut song.

Delhi-based Madhav Khanna and Sahaj Chawla got together to release their latest single Milon. This Hindi pop song celebrates a love that’s undying. A love that has shown up in the good and in the bad, which has lived, celebrated, forgiven, laughed and cried. With breezy vocals, soulful electric guitars – this song is like a warm hug on a rainy day.

Musicians Meyhaa and Kaira got together with their father, drummer and vocalist of fusion rock band – Indian Ocean’s Amit Kilam for their debut single Roshè. This track is originally written by Kashmiri poet Habba Khatoon. This is a soulful rendition of a sacred Kashmiri folk song filled with anger, wrath, passion and pain. The song has a minimalist approach but pairing it with Amit’s expertise as a musician, definitely makes the song thought-provoking.

Delhi-based composer and producer Vylom collaborated with Talwiinder for their latest track Tera Saath. The song talks about longing to reunite and to be with one’s lover which is complemented by a music video. This retro-synth hip-hop track with lo-fi beats and Punjabi lyrics definitely makes it an interesting combination.

Delhi-based hip-hop artists Saby, Rebel, Huzur and Smoke got together for their latest single Nagam. This song is about artistic struggles in the contemporary world and talks about the different perspectives of ways they see around them. The laid-back hip-hop beats infused with trumpet give it an interesting fusion jazz vibe.

Pune-based Arbaaz Sharif released his debut single Something I Need to Hear. This single is part of his upcoming debut album The Only Way To Find Myself. This song explores the experience of a panic attack as Sharif delves into the debilitating condition with compelling honesty and a display of vulnerability. The song pairs acoustic fingerpicking and thumping beats, giving the sense of an adrenaline rush but also at a set pace.

Delhi-based singer-songwriter roradoll collaborated with seasoned composer, producer and performer Varun Rajput for her latest single Time. The song conveys the sass that is present during the flirting phase of a relationship – the classic tug of war of emotions where you don’t want to give too much of yourself, yet can’t get enough of the other person. Roradoll’s mature vocals give the right amount of sultry feel to this blues-jazz track that matches the theme. The minimalist production, that eventually has a dramatic turn is enough to lure the listener more into the track.

Mumbai-based artist Vasundhara Vee released her latest single Run. With this pop-jazz song, Vee proves her prowess as a jazz-soul vocalist once again. This song is about totally accepting and loving yourself. It talks about reconnecting and enjoying every single thing that makes a person. It is about claiming oneself and honouring every version that exists within ourselves. Vee’s mature, powerful vocals and a catchy pop tune makes this a song that can be hummed even after listening.

Mumbai-based singer-songwriter Shanay Shah collaborated with fellow musician Oswin Telisfor for his latest studio single Gone So Long. This song was born out of a guitar riff and that explains the prominent catchy guitar riff throughout the song. The song is about the emotion of separation and longing for someone. 

Delhi-based songwriter and musician Ritwik Shivam who goes by the moniker Friends From Moon released his latest single featuring Pritam Adhikary on vocals and Prankreet Borah on drums. The song is written with the intention of making one feel weightless and offering some sense of solace and well-being. It is a song for everyone who wakes up headstrong despite all the pain and with a will to keep moving on. It is a powerful direct song with thumping drums, distorted guitars, harmonic synth and some growls.

Mumbai-based electro-pop ambient duo Cynefin Rush consisting of composer and producers Manov Bhowmick aka Maanov and Aruna Jade released their sophomore single LoneTime. This song is about needing space even in the best of relationships. The ambient, mature vocals, layered harmonious synth together makes this a dreamy track.

Delhi-based rapper Satyum’s single Delhi Trap House ­is the title track of his debut album by the same name. The album uses the storytelling method where every single will have a skit which ties every song together. This hip hop track is the artist’s own life journey about pursuing music with a 9-5 job and how it affects his mental health. It acts as an escape for the artist.

Delhi-based contemporary Indian classical ensemble Anirudh Varma Collective led by pianist, composer and producer Anirudh Varma released his latest single Bhimpalasi. It is the first single from their upcoming sophomore album Homecoming. The track is based on Raga Bhimapalasi, a Raga performed in the afternoon and belongs to the Kafi Thaat of Indian classical music. The song talks about an individual longing for their lover to return home but the artists interpret it as a bird waiting to get back to its nest. While the entire song is an Indian classical song, a short electric guitar solo gives it the contemporary fusion twist.

Multi-instrumentalist, film (both, Bollywood and Hollywood) music composer and producer Vishal J. Singh collaborated with classical vocalist Kasturi Nath Singh, vocalist and composer Siddharth Basrur, Moscow-based western classical musician, multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Andrey ‘Orochi’ Sazonov and violinist, composer, producer and singer-songwriter Ajay Jayanthi on this Assamese folk Jamunar Nila Joley. It is an ancient Brajavali folk song about finding God in the turbulent blue waters of river Yamuna. With such diverse collaborators, this song brings out every single person’s expertise into a wholesome, cohesive and melodic track.

Electronic duo Lateral, formed by two producer brothers collaborated with Guwahati-based versatile singer Ipsita Bharali for their latest single Brindabani Sarang. It is a rendition of a traditional Assamese folk song.  The song is a celebration of love between a beat and a raga. The track fuses elements from psychedelic, house, Bollywood and Indian classical music paired with this Assamese folk song, it indeed is an exceptional fusion song.