Borrowed Emo Moulds Weaken The Boldly Honest Core On Komorebi's 'No Deal'
3 October 2025
New Delhi-based artist Tarana Marwah aka Komorebi has just released her new single 'No Deal', embracing the aesthetic of mid-00's goth and emo rock, not just in the dark styling of her music video but also in the sombre piano melody that kickstarts and underlines a combination of rock and pop with just a tinge of electronica. Given the song's exploration of tumultuous childhood and inter-generational cycles of trauma, it's an apt pairing. The song is a raw and vulnerable offering that is beautifully stylised and shot in a video by Parizad D. There is a palpable strength through this cohesive storytelling and an unwavering intimacy as Tarana leans into the camera.
The problem arises as the style can often feel strained. This doesn’t feel like a new wave of emo revivalism but rather pushing ideas into an old mould. In the process of it, the melodic structures and writing are sometimes overly simplified, considering the complexity of what is being conveyed. Even in sections like the chorus or the outro, where the delight in her signature style of cinematic electronica hooks begins to come through, it is let down by barely-cooked lines that follow: "Feelings // Got too many feelings // Watch out for my feelings // Wish that I could cut them out".
In some areas the song is rich, emotive, deeply beautiful and moving. Both the performance and the writing on lines like "I was a child, my whole world was you // But you were drowning and I guess you wanted me to drown too" capture the release's biggest saving grace: its ambitious and unabashed honesty; while other parts seem to lack the nuance which we’ve come to love and expect from Komorebi’s body of work.
Watch the music video for 'No Deal', made with Parizad D, below and follow Komorebi for more.
Komorebi Tour Dates
Komorebi also goes on tour across Canada and India following the single release. See the dates below:
October 17 – Meridian Arts Centre, Toronto (with support from Static River)
October 18 – Sofar Sounds, Kelowna
October 24 - BSMT 254, Toronto (with support from Malfnktion & Dameer)
November 20 – AntiSocial, Mumbai (with support from Karshni)
November 21 – Pune (with support from Aarifah)
November 28 – Venue TBC, Bangalore
November 29 – Venue TBC, Chennai
December 5 – Saket Social, New Delhi (with support from Zokova)