Third Eye

Monsoon are a band i meant to check out earlier, but their stuff wasn't on spotify and then my brain went dementia mode on them. Then it happened, on a not so glorious evening, someone uploaded a video of the band at top of the pops. My interest rose again and since they were on spotify now, i went for it.

I'm really glad it did, this fucking slaps. The band mix new wave with Indian music and it's such a good result. The songs are really catchy and definitely have an original sound going on. ... read more

Pretty amazing actually. It's very 80s with a lot of the synths and stuff (particularly the sound of pianos, very 80s British pop), but at times almost feels Cocteau Twins-esque, and of course, the main difference is that there are many elements of psychedelia and different parts of Indian traditional music. Criminally underrated really. The only real complaint is that occasionally there isn't enough variety in the builds of songs, perhaps some overstay their welcome. Although it would be ... read more