Patio Unplugged: In 'Strangers' Awkward Bong offers up a soft acoustic ballad about love
Awkward Bong is a Mumbai-based musician Ronit Sarkar's singer-songwriter avatar. Starting out as a solo bedroom project in 2014, the act has now grown into a four-piece band with a lush, organic pop sound. The first Awkward Bong song is "Strangers". According to the artist, the song is about people falling out and becoming strangers to each other. The song is a very mainstream acoustic ballad and is supported by a chord progression you've heard many times. The song isn't trying anything new and the smooth vocals are also very pastiche. People who like soft acoustic ballads about love will like the song, but there's nothing in the song for those who ask more of their music. Even the lyrics are about sentiments that have been thrown up by countless bands over the years.
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Patio Unplugged: 'Tides' is a conventional alternative rock song, from Mumbai band Calico
Calico is a four-piece band. Although they are still searching for a definitive sound, they identify most with a mixture of varied genres like soft pop, jazz, soul, R&B, and funk. Formed in early 2017, the band consists of Anuraag Gawhale (guitar), Ivan Imkong (vocals+guitar), Shashwat Karkare (drums) and Yohaan Pissurlenker (bass). The band's second song "Tides" starts off as a more conventional alternative rock song, with a plucked intro. The song slowly builds up and intensifies with drums, chiming guitars and falsetto vocals joining in, before culminating in a proper jam. The song is pretty different from the first one, yet there's a definite identity to both of them that remains consistent
Patio Unplugged: 'Let Me Out, Let Me Go' chronicles Awkward Bong's love-hate equation with Mumbai
On Patio Unplugged: Awkward Bong is musician Ronit Sarkar's singer-songwriter avatar. The act is a four-piece band with a lush, organic pop sound.
Patio Unplugged: With 'Garnet Eye', Mumbai band Calico creates pop music with a strong R&B spine
Calico is a four-piece band. Although they are still searching for a definitive sound, they identify most with a mixture of varied genres like soft pop, jazz, soul, R&B, and funk. Formed in early 2017, the band consists of Anuraag Gawhale (guitar), Ivan Imkong (vocals+guitar), Shashwat Karkare (drums) and Yohaan Pissurlenker (bass). The band has come together to play a blend of alternative/indie elements with an acoustic and folk influenced songwriting. So far, Calico has has been working in-depth on original material and has performed at The Habitat, they have also done two performance videos with The Lazy Patio Films, debuting their new project, Patio Unplugged.