Dindūn Turn Towards Rock & Urban Landscapes of Kolkata & Silchar On 'Dindūn, Vol. 3'

Dindūn describe themselves as a synth-folk duo. It has been an apt description for the gentle organic instrumentation over synth beds that has defined the sonics of their past work. While the folk sensibilities can still be found in the saccharine freshness of their songwriting, the pair's latest offering 'Dindūn, Vol.3' places them more in the gritty world of rock. Rightly so, for the 5-track release turns its focus to the urban landscapes of Kolkata and Silchar in all its grit and growth.

However, this isn't a run-of-the-mill synthesis of urban impressions with harsh noises and industrial sounds. The aforementioned folk sensibilities ring in the perspective the pair of Sourjyo Sinha (who is also a part of Whale In The Pond) and Rohit Ganesh project. Beauty is highlighted in elements like tungsten bulbs the same way the pair would have reflected the beauty of pastures in the past. Mumbai's train station 'Cotton Green' brings back memories of green valleys on the eponymous track and even the EP's loudest number 'Chorai' looks at the bustle of a sparrow to capture chaos of the cityscapes that influences it.

Consequently, 'Dindūn, Vol. 3' is about that contrast – not just in concept and the Bangla plus Sylheti lyrics but also in the contrast of the arrangements, which remain gentle even when drawing from a harsher palette of distorted textures and heavier drums. It's as much and maybe inadvertently about the constantness of a mind that is able to find beauty and depth in both urban landscapes as much as natural sceneries – a theme that's sonically reflected, for instance, in how even the grungy riffs of 'Chorai' repeat to become more of shoegaze-akin chants.

Listen to 'Dindún, Vol. 3' below and follow the duo for more. Dindūn perform in Bangalore on September 20 and 25 with dates in other cities to be announced.

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