Oui are back!
Oof, we've been away for far too long ._. Times have been tough and there has been surprisingly little conscious appreciation of good music in our lives recently. Things came to a boiling point last week when Rohit had his projects come calling and my exams turned up outside my door screaming bloody murder. This week though, we just knew we had to stick ourselves back out there and give the howling hordes of fans what they so desire! So we put our shit aside (to some extent, as this is still two days off the usual) and got ourselves a list we were pleased with.
ROHIT not to mention has some INSANE gigs coming up, so if any of you are wondering what he is going to be doing over the next week, it's going to be him crooning in my digital ears how much of a blast he is having while I sit here forlornly waiting for Sofar to take me off their waitlist (v sad face). He is going for Zakir Hussain (!!!!!! lucky bitch), Taba Chake (another absolutely fantastic artist, superb happy vibes music) and also Blackstratblues and maybe Prabh Deep and other Indian rap artists. I mean, why? Why like this Robit?
Also, we wanna shout out @famitsnix who is always promoting the indie scene in multiple cities and if you ever wanna know what's happening in town check her feed. (famitsnix Suchet and I find your name damn cool. Now we want cool names ._. )
Anyways, bring on the tunes.
Playlist on Spotify • Playlist on YouTube
Gul Gulshan - Parvaaz
Album: Baran (2014)
Parvaaz, oh Parvaaz insert dreamy sigh what can we say about Parvaaz that will do justice to their sound? Spotify cruelly denied us of their music for a while, but now it's back, so rejoice! They're an Urdu/Kashmiri rock band from Srinagar/Bangalore, with this unmistakeable cinematic element. They are one of our favorites over the headphones, but to listen to them live? That's a real treat. The kind that makes you start prepping a week in advance, listening to all their tracks so you can sing along and yell out the names of your favorite songs. Their instrumental elements are superb, melodic guitar riffs with complementing drums and bass. But (in my opinion) their voice, Khalid Ahamed, just takes the cake. Both of us can gush on and on about Parvaaz, but we should probably move on to the next track XD Here is an extra little nugget - you have to watch this gig
Bottom Of The Deep Blue Sea - MISSIO
Album: Loner (2017)
This is one of those songs that sounds like it could be a soundtrack to a really great fantasy movie scene. Like the theme song of some ancient underwater god. The lyrics are mystical, and the instrumentals layer over it to enhance that ethereal effect. This is an excellent addition to a travel playlist, something you listen to when you're immersed in the landscape as it speeds by, the music lending the view with a background story in your head. That's how I (Suchet) listen to it anyway, often when I'm walking by the canal outside my apartment, feeling like I'm Poseidon, forgotten and waiting to be discovered again.
Ever Again - Robyn
Album: Honey (2018)
This beauty of a dance-pop track by this Swedish pop artist is her first after 8 years. This song is dreamy, filled with sweet synth, string and bass tones and Robyn mesmerizing vocals really take it to another level of chill. Robyn lets out on love and never feeling broken hearted ever again. We found this track to be an interesting and unique medium for the message that it speaks off. Not to mention it's HELLA groovy and we can't resist tippy tapping our feet to it.
still feel. - half.alive
Album: Single (2018)
This Pop/Indie trio from Long Beach, California definitely known how to make some hella groovy tracks, this one being our favorite so far. The vocals are layered and harmonized and it sounds absolutely fantastic over the instruments. It really does make you do that exact step that is shown on the album art above, with a couple of your buddies, dominating that dance floor. Their songs are powerful and energetic, and they stay away from being repetitive in a troublesome way, and to add to everything their music videos are great too! Definitely something to listen to when getting pumped for the weekend.
Shringara - Jatayu
Album: Chango Tales (2019)
Rohit found this beauty on Kappa TV and quick quickly came and showed me with claims that they blew his mind, and I had no choice but to agree. This incredible Jazz fusion band, and this stellar Carnatic + Rock fusion just kills it. Fantastic to just zone out to, and we gotsa to do that sometimes y'know? :P
This jam, in particular, has this East meets West feeling, with the way they've done the fusion, and it rocks. Rohit says they've been on his radar for a while (he is good for things like this) and we had to feature them and I cannot agree more.
cue classic final statement Anyways, we really hope you enjoyed this! Thanks a lot for reading it till the end, it means a lot to us! Do write back if you have suggestions/feedback/thoughts/music to share, or if you just want to say hi, here are our Instagram handles: @rohit_mathew & @iyer.suchet. We fuel up with feedback so filling out the form would be very helpful. kthankxbye.
Listen chimps and champs, that time of the year is nearly upon us! May the fourth be with you this year :D and as always, we recommend a comfortable chair, a nice buddy and a steaming cup of chai to pair with teamix, thank you all and see you (hopefully) in two weeks!
Rohit & Suchet
