RS Recap: Must-Read Stories from January 2022

From Indus Creed and Susmit Bose to Arinjoy Trio, A New Record Label is Bringing Indian Rock to Vinyl
Kolkata’s Free School Street Records is founded by Aveek Chatterjee and Rajiv Pandey and have partnered with Manu Trivedi in Mumbai
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When We Were Young: Why Emo Never Really Dies
With the announcement of the 2000s alt-rock nostalgia rollercoaster music festival, here’s a look back at why the emo era became a pillar of millennial pop culture
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Peach Envy Release Exquisite Debut EP ‘Seeds of Ether’
The Mumbai band have been working on the record for the past four years
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Hear Tiyasha Biswas’ Delicate Piano Version For ‘Nemesis’
The track has been written by Nagpur musician Atul Gupta
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Jay Park Drops Poignant Single ‘To Life’
The track was released a day after the hip-hop megastar announced his decision to step down as CEO of AOMG and H1GHR Music
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Shashaa Tirupati Teams Up with Keba Jeremiah for Passionate Pop Single ‘In My Skin’
The singer-composer has released the first song off her upcoming debut EP ‘I’m Sorry, Heart’
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Watch OnlyOneOf’s Provocative and Elegant Video for ‘Skinz’
The track leads the South Korean group’s fourth EP, ‘Instinct Part. 2’
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Watch Porkjet’s Story-Driven Video For ‘Sway’
The track is the New Delhi indie rock band’s first since 2018’s ‘Turn It Over’
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Hear New Delhi Artist Udbhav’s Refreshing And Intriguing New EP ‘Milansaar’
Effortlessly moving between pop, hip-hop and traditional Hindi music, the prolific producer and singer from the Teesri Duniya crew is at his mirthful best
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Alexis D’Souza’s Song ‘I Love You’ Gets A Heartfelt Music Video
The Goa-based R&B/soul artist and filmmaker/photographer Mithun Bhat team up with video makers 7&O for a story about an older man giving dating apps a shot
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Watch ENHYPEN Traverse the Days of Y2K in ‘Blessed-Curse’
The track is the lead single off the septet’s repacked album, ‘Dimension: Answer’
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Sahil Khattar: ‘Now the Only Barrier to Break Is Superstardom’
The YouTuber, television host and actor shares anecdotes from his time on the sets of the recently released film ‘83,’ what he has planned for 2022 and more
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AleXa Faces and Conquers Heartbreak in ‘Tattoo’
The Korean-American pop star shifts gears in her A.I. universe to explore the complexities of human emotions
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Xenon Phoenix Makes Peace With the Passing of a Furry Companion on ‘Yesterday’
The Siliguri hip-hop artist is joined by Guwahati singer-songwriter Jennifer Rabha
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Hear Shrae’s Debut Experimental Jazz/R&B Single ‘A Game For Two’
The track offers a first glimpse into the Mumbai-based singer-songwriter’s forthcoming EP
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