This week, I dug around for something to calm the tattered nerves many may be struggling with on Election Day and, dare I say, I found the perfect balm for weary souls.
If you’ve paid close attention to my previous selections, you may recognize Calcutta Kid, the musical moniker of Jessmeet Gulati. I included his incredible (and similarly zen) song “Peace (Clouds Scrape the Sunroof),” in January of this year. Since leaving the well-known local indie group The Donkeys, Gulati has spent the past seven years embracing meditative, sitar-infused psychedelic music. His latest EP, “Anjali,” continues his journey toward the sublime.
Calcutta Kid, “Kirsty’s Serenade”: This track is a bit of an outlier on “Anjali.” Two of the EP’s tracks are 10-plus minute sitar-led explorations and, to be frank, not much happens in “Kirsty’s Serenade.” To me, it feels something like a sort of spiritual sibling to “Peace (Clouds Scrape the Sunroof).” Still, that sense of serenely floating down a lazy river is exactly what I need right now, and I don’t think I’m alone.
Like what you hear? Give some more Calcutta Kid a listen. There’s enough gentle wandering in there to ease even the most troubled minds.
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