At a time when everything seems so uncertain around us, it would do us all some good to sit back and be thankful for the people around us. And what better way to reflect on some of the most cherished moments in our life than with music? We bring you some beautiful original compositions by four talented singers that will truly captivate you. From lost love to the unending search for your other half, these tracks capture the side of us that we can only hope that someone, someday, will truly understand.
Girish Nakod’s collaboration with Harjas Harjaayi on the track ‘Fir Kabhi’ results in some pretty catchy hooks. There is a certain sense of familiarity with the way the song begins. It is hard to place but calls back to some of the popular tracks, from the early 2010s, where Hip Hop was prominently accompanied by pop influenced rhythms. ‘Fir Kabhi’ has Girish Nakod and Harjas Harjaayi singing and rapping about a past relationship and the inability to return back to a time where things were, for the most part, better.
Aditya Rikhari’s ‘Tu Rehti hai’ is an ode to the feeling of being completely lost in someone. ‘Tu Rehti Hai’ is a beautifully sung track, with an incredibly placed softness in its rhythm and tone that truly captures the gentle essence of what love can be like for some. Accompanied by a subtle acoustic backing and carefully arranged percussion beats, that only serve to help the lyrics, ‘Tu Rehti Hai’ is an effortless composition that is not only harmonious but is also well produced. There is a stylish flair to the subtlety of the entire production that is, indeed, only truly understood when listened to.
Harish Budhwani’s ‘Zinda’ is, perhaps, the most unique track on this list. Budhwani captures a beautiful story of search and longing in his lyrics that goes beyond the idea of love. More so, ‘Zinda’ is about the idea of true companionship and understanding that one looks for. It is about finding the ‘other half of you’. What’s more impressive is the fact that Budhwani uses nothing else but an acoustic guitar throughout the whole track. The true music lies in his voice and his voice alone. The vocal range in ‘Zinda’ is truly something magical. Give ‘Zinda’ a listen. Trust me, it is worth every second of your time.
Raghav Chaitanya’s ‘Anjaana’ is, perhaps, the one track on this list that will resonate most with the millennial audience. With a truly captivating lyrical video, ‘Anjaana’ is about longing as well. However, unlike some of the other tracks on this list, the longing that Chaitanya sings about has a sense of unfulfillment about it. Chaitanya, through ‘Anjaana’, has managed to capture two oscillating emotions in his track, that of complete fulfillment and of a search forever left unfinished. ‘Anjaana’ will soothe you with how beautifully it is sung, but once you listen closer to the lyrics, it might just touch that feeling you have been trying so hard to hide.
