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Homegrown loves bringing to you emerging artists and those who have established a niche in alternate genres hidden from the mainstream. Keeping things super fresh, we will be curating a weekly list of numbers we could not get enough of through the week and that we know will earworm themselves to your heart as well.
Scroll down for your weekly dose of latest releases.
Burudu ‘Vice’
New York/ Mumbai based duo Burudu’s Vice attempts at fortifying the sound they developed for their 2019 EP Speaking of Listening. Of the track, Burudu says, “VICE speaks of one’s innate desire to inadvertently head back into the direction of something that they know harms them, as in the example of a toxic relationship or addiction, continuously finding some desire in pain - it is a primal instinct that all humans carry, though only some are able to circumvent it.” They further explain, “We have tried to express that there may be a path toward the light in the cabin, a cabin where you can stay safe. But taking the leap and walking through the lake toward the cabin can be a hard decision in itself for someone in such a situation.”
Frappe Ash ‘Slambook’
Akshay Rawat aka Frappe Ash’s sophomore project is an eight-track album that is true to his sound and is also thematically personal. “In my commitment towards wanting to structure a sound that finds relatability in the young middle class of India, I delved into the depths of incidences that shaped me into the individual that iam today; therefore, making this album an ode to the good ol’ days” said the artist on his Instagram post while releasing the album.
Shan Vincent de Paul ‘Savage’
Toronto-based Tamil artist Shan Vincent de Paul’s third album Made In Jaffna is his most personal and compelling work yet. Savage, first single from the album is written solely for personal artistic expression, to appease the rap head in Shan as he says, ‘Savage’ is the first of 12 singles to be released for the 14-track album scheduled to release on August 27, 2021. I wanted to write an ‘anti-hit’ something that didn’t pander to any kind of audience, sound or trend,” says Shan. “It was a gateway to tap into a darker side without having to keep up the façade of a glossy, perfect world that we often see on social media. The title is also a tongue-in-cheek reference to the term colonizers used to describe us for eating with our hands,” he adds.
Tejas ‘Outlast’
Tejas is quite the quintessential indie artist who has been able to garner quite an audience for himself over the years. His latest album Outlast is an English pop album that plays on a theme that is the opposite of nostalgia. “What’s the opposite of Nostalgia? There may not be an English equivalent for the feeling but Outlast, Tejas’ third record, hopes to sound like it. For many the past does not contain our proudest moments but Outlast dives headfirst into a bittersweet hope that the future holds something better. A genre-bending record that dwells on nostalgia, endurance, aging and hope, Outlast digs deep into the diverse pop sound that has become signature of Tejas’ music” posted Tejas on their YouTube channel.
Tsumyoki ‘Sunlight’
Tsumyoki is probably Goa’s rap scenes poster boy, the artist is out with his new single Sunlight which makes for a nice love song as well. “It is a yearly tradition for me to drop a track on my birthday (June 2nd) which solidifies my connection with my fans whom I fondly refer to as ‘YokiMafia’. This year I am fulfilling it with Sunlight” said Tsumyoki. With a vibrant video accompanying the single, it makes for a fun, catchy and playful listen.
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