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The June bug
June seems to be the scheduled month for the launch of the albums of three major bands in the industry — Fuzon, Aaroh and Sajid and Zeeshan. For the latter, it will mark the debut of their first album while for Fuzon and Aaroh it will be an opportunity to show how they have matured and are not just one-hit wonders.
Fuzon’s highly anticipated second album, which currently remains untitled, will be released after a gap of about four years since their first. They had initially scheduled the launch sometime between March and April, but have since delayed proceedings until the first week of June. The overall sound of the album is supposed to be a little more upbeat and aggressive as compared to their debut, Sagar, while still maintaining the Fuzon element. The album will see them evolving more towards pop rock. The title track of the album is Neend na aye tere bina, the video of which will be directed by Sohail Javed. What is interesting to note is that the actual recording of the album didn’t take that much time — eight songs were recorded in 11 days.
It remains to be seen whether Fuzon’s second album will live up to the success of the first and whether Aaroh will prove itself able enough to rise again after shedding its controversial past. It will also be interesting to observe whether Sajid and Zeeshan can manage to further the small revolution they have started and carve a niche for themselves in the music industry
Having already released two videos from their second album, Yara and Pyar ka jaal, Aaroh’s second album will showcase the guitar skills of the latest addition to their band-lead guitarist, Haider. They haven’t come up with a title for their album, simply calling it Aaroh. Where the old album had a very serious, dark-romantic element to it, this one attempts to deliver a lighter, funkier sound while still maintaining the old-school Aaroh touch.The album will also display Haider’s song-writing skills as according to Farooq, (vocalist and founding member) almost 90 per cent of the songs in the album have been composed by him. Shafqat Amanat Ali has also composed a song in the album titled Aik chah. With this new album, Aaroh hopes to explore the lighter side of raag.
Meanwhile, after making a mark among both fans and critics with the release of their debut single King of Self last year and bagging an award for their single Freestyle Dive, Sajid and Zeeshan will release their debut album somewhere in mid-June this year, titled One Light Year at Snail Speed. Embodying the Sajid and Zeeshan sound — a fusion of the acoustic, base, percussion and house music — the album has both up- and down-tempo tracks. The album contains one jazz-inspired instrumental track and also a song composed by Fasi Zaka. Sajid and Zeeshan haven’t restricted the album to an overall theme and will see them exploring different sides of their personalities and issues.It remains to be seen whether Fuzon’s second album will live up to the success of the first and whether Aaroh will prove itself able enough to rise again after shedding its controversial past. It will also be interesting to observe whether Sajid and Zeeshan can manage to further the small revolution they have started and carve a niche for themselves in the music industry.
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