Poor Rich Boy - the premier multilingual music group from Lahore known as the revered masters of independent music - have made a smashing comeback with their new single
Sun, 04, 21
The presumption must be that in 2021 everything in pop culture, including music, has slowed down. However, having lived through 2020 when the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic had already hit the world, the music industry learned to adapt.
Though Covid-19 is still a reality that has affected live music seriously, vaccines have brought the semblance of a silver lining. Given these abnormal times, major developments took place in the overall music ecosystem.
“I can’t believe the news today/Oh, I can’t close my eyes and make it go away/How long, how long must we sing this song? How long? How long?” – ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday’ by U2
February 28, 2021
One of the key members of Sounds of Kolachi, the singer-songwriter and composer, Quaid Ahmed, makes a mark of his own with the newly released solo EP, Sunlo
For the uninitiated, Quaid Ahmed, singer-songwriter and composer, has several accomplishments to his name, even before he released his debut EP
Sunlo – our point of discussion.
He’s worked on the sets of Pepsi Battle of the Bands in its revived second season; he is a key member of Sounds of Kolachi (SOK) and has appeared on Coke Studio season 11 as part of the band’s appearance.
While the first album of SOK, called
Instep Today
Sun, 12, 20
Rohail Hyatt produced an all-original yet shorter version of Coke Studio in lieu of Covid-19 with urban artists only and a crisper house-band.
“We’re beaten and blown by the wind/Trampled in dust/I’ll show you a place/High on the desert plain, yeah/Where the streets have no name.”
- ‘Where The Streets Have No Name’ - U2
The passing year has been a strange one and not just for music. The way we live, travel and work along with our consumption of music, has changed.
2020 emerged as the year of Covid-19, a global pandemic that made working from home and staying indoors the new normal. It also meant musicians worked digitally as technology became a necessity to be embraced. In some ways, it pushed artists out of their comfort zone irrespective of the challenges that lay ahead, leading to unexpectedly stunning new music. In other ways, it provided novel vantage points from which to look at the future of music with.