This Kolkata band is set to release their second EP with dark tones and even Sylheti tunes

Giving enthusiasts a taste of their music, they recently released the first song from the album called Aaij Bhagle Kalke Amra Nai.
Kolkata's upcoming band Whale In The Pond
Kolkata's upcoming band Whale In The Pond

Whale In The Pond is creating quite a splash in the city, as well as India, as they ride on the back of their performance at NH7 Weekender earlier this month, in Meghalaya. Incidentally, Meghalaya has a very personal connect for founder Sourjyo Sinha, who happens to be from Silchar in Assam, but spentmost of his childhood in Shillong. “It was completely surreal and overwhelming, because I grew up there and to go back as a performer is all kinds of special for me,” the guitarist, who is also the lead vocalist of the band, tells us.

The multilingual band, known for their dream folk genre, sings in English and Sylheti, an Bengali dialect spoken in pockets of Assam, and is in the process of releasing their second EP, in the next few weeks. Giving enthusiasts a taste of their music, they recently released the first song from the album called Aaij Bhagle Kalke Amra Nai, which has a peppy tune, and is in the Sylheti dialect. They plan to work on a few more in the near future.

Whale of a time
With a name like Whale In The Pond, we were obviously intrigued, and couldn’t help but ask about what inspired it. Funnily enough, we were told that the story lies in Silchar. Sourjyo tell us that he took inspiration from the pond next to his house for the name, because like all creative mothers, his mum told him that there was a huge whale in it. That idea stuck with him ever since.

The band, which formed in late-2016, has three other members — Shireen Ghosh, Deep Phoenix and Sagnik Samaddar. While Sourjyo and Shireen met after creating a 25-song musical production in college, an artiste’s meet by Chaitown Creatives led them to Deep, who also performs solo, and later, they were joined by keyboardist Sagnik. All of them being multi-instrumentalists, they use different gear for their songs. These include the guitar, mandolin, melodica flute and even the percussion instrument, glockenspiel!

While their first EP Marbles back in 2017 was described as “breezy, indie and mellow”, their second, we’re told, will be a cocktail of upbeat meets dark tones. Some of the tracks to look out for are Where Is Your Heart?, The Night’s End, Kite/Loon, Nova and last but not the least, Aaij Bhagle Kalke Amra Nai.

Currently, the band is juggling work on their EP with a concert of their own that is in the works at Forever Poetry studio in Gariahat.

Listen to Aaij Bhagle Kalke Amra Nai here 

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