EASY
WANDERLINGS
Band of the month
Picture credit: Nikita Borges
Tell us the story of how the band came together
Every time I look back I am thankful to all the forces that
magically worked in bringing us together. Malay and I were
college mates and we started Easy Wanderlings in 2015.
We decided to record and release some of the music I had
written in 2014. Then just when I needed a female vocalist
for the song ‘Enjoy it while it lasts’, a voice that I was very
particular about in my head, Malay said he knows one girl
who sings well and then when she sang, I knew right then
she’s the one. No audition or a huge list of people to choose
from, the first girl who came through the door with an angelic
voice stole our hearts and took the crown. When we were
recording the album, I had composed a portion with western
flute, but had no clue where to find a western flautist in
Pune. There was none. But a day later in café I see a little girl
playing western flute. She and her family had moved back
from the US. I couldn’t believe it and we invited her to play
with us on the album. So we launched 4 singles in different
times of 2016 until NH7 Weekender invited us to perform
at the festival and then we realized we need to form a legit
band to perform. Through sheer luck and amazing friends
we were introduced to the members who now make up the
Easy Wanderlings. It’s always been like that for us. In the
nick of time things would all come together and which is why
decided to call our debut album ‘As written in the stars’.
In an age with lot of bands being born every other
day, how do you ensure your music is always
fresh and accepted by your audiences?
We make it a point to listen to all kinds of music, keep
our ears fresh, be open to experimenting, have courage to
push boundaries, try things that are out of the ordinary,
yet keeping the essentials of what makes the sound of Easy
Wanderlings. Collaboration is key too. Work with people
who can bring out the best in you, indulge with each team
member, listen to everyone’s ideas and lastly to your own self.
What's your take on the Indie music scene in
India and how do you think it can be better?
I think Indian Indie music scene is currently on a rising
wave, more people are listening to it, thanks to platforms like
Spotify, Saavn, OkListen and other initiatives that help push
the music out to the people. A lot of youngsters are taking
up music as a career, more people are using the studio and
giving priority to the recording process to get high quality
production. The number of music festivals have gone up.
I am positive about the scene and believe that there is a
lot of exciting stuff that can happen in the next 10 years.
Things can be better when more indie music is played
on radio alongside popular film songs, that way, the gap
between the indie music world and the film space decreases.
There is a notion that Indie music is not up to the mark of
film production quality, which is not always the case.
Tell us about your upcoming gigs and projects.
We will be launching two new songs later this year –
Fireworks and Madeleine. We’re going to combine these
two songs together in an 11 minute long illustrated film.
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