Easy Wanderlings

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Easy Wanderlings
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Members of soul pop band Easy Wanderlings
Background information
OriginPune, India
GenresSoul, Pop, Folk
Years active2015-present
MembersSanyanth Naroth

Malay Vadalkar

Pratika Gopinath

Nitin M. Krishna

Sharad Rao

Abraham Zachariah

Shardul Bapat

Siya Ragade
Website https://www.easywanderlings.com/

Easy Wanderlings is an independent band based in Pune, India, formed in 2015. The eight-member group, whose music displays ambient soul, pop and folk influences, has released one album and 2 EPs since its inception. [1]

Contents

Career

Easy Wanderlings produced their debut album "As Written in the Stars" through crowdfunding and released it in August 2017. The album contained eight tracks and featured various guest artists. Until the release, the core band members kept their individual identities hidden from public domain. [2]

In September 2019, they launched a two-track concept EP titled "My Place to You."

Their latest Soul-Funk EP ' Caught in a Parade' released on 2022 was rated as the best Indian EP of 2022 by Rolling Stone Magazine. [3] The single 'Enemy' centered around Cancel Culture, was featured on the popular Amazon Original film 'Gehraiyaan' starring Bollywood icon Deepika Padukone. They collaborated with Mumbai singer-songwriter Nikhil D’souza on the acoustic ballad ‘Mayflower’. [4]

Notable performances and recognition

Easy Wanderlings have been returning performers at annual multi-stage music festival NH7 Weekender in Pune, India, taking the stage for the first time in 2016 and again in 2017 and 2019. [5] [6] [7] They also performed at music festival VH1 Supersonic 2018, which was headlined by many international artists, including Major Lazer, Marshmello, and Sean Paul. [8]

The band was also invited and scheduled to perform at the SXSW Music Festival 2020 in Austin, Texas, USA. [9] However, the event was canceled due to health concerns surrounding the Coronavirus pandemic. [10]

In Jan 2023 Easy Wanderlings performed at the multi genre global music festival, Lollapalooza, in Mumbai. [11]

Malay Vadalkar, band member and audio engineer, won the Indian Recording Arts Academy (IRAA) Award for Independent Song Recording for their song "Enjoy it While it Lasts" in 2018. [12]

Members

Discography

Albums

As Written in the Stars (2017)

Tracks:

  1. Ode to a Bristlecone
  2. Here's to You
  3. Summer is Away
  4. I for Little Things
  5. Enjoy It While It Lasts
  6. Dream to Keep Us Going
  7. Faces
  8. Going Easy

EPs

My Place to You (2019)

Tracks:

  1. Beneath the Fireworks
  2. Madeline

Caught in a Parade (2022)

Tracks:

  1. Enemy
  2. Center of the Universe
  3. Mayflower
  4. Castles in the Air
  5. Makin' my Move

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