
My First Record
By Dave Britto


My First Record: Parekh & Singh
Talking to musician Nischay Parekh, one half of Calcutta dream-pop duo Parekh & Singh, about their 2013 debut album 'Ocean.' The artist opens up about the origins of the songs on the LP, moving into their instantly recognizable visual aesthetic when the record was rereleased by U.K. label Peacefrog Records in 2016 and more.
Stream Parekh & Singh's music here: https://open.spotify.com/album/3Go4qMxReIx9sTKGYMLakO?si=4kRc5UDGS8aepSrOFAj-Rw

My First Record: Motherjane
Talking to musician Suraj Mani, who fronted Kochi rockers Motherjane at the time they released their 2002 debut album 'Insane Biography.' Mani recounts how the band decided to stop covering Metallica and Iron Maiden to pursue writing their own material, personal incidents that made its way into the songwriting, recording the album at different intervals and more.
Stream Motherjane's music here: https://open.spotify.com/album/6KnkgsfFPAglMNkn39OkzL?si=5ttT8LS4Q1WSLagSlf6pmA

My First Record: Vasuda Sharma
Talking to Bombay musician Vasuda Sharma about her 2013 full-length debut album 'Attuned Spirits.' The artist opens up about how the seeds for the album were planted at Boston's Berklee College of Music, her super successful crowdfunding campaign, the stories behind the songs, Jai Row Kavi adding his dexterous drum parts to one of the tracks and more.
Stream Vasuda Sharma's music here: https://open.spotify.com/album/4yE5gGPNT6WuG4GqWpShJ2?si=zrp-gMypRI2OzMqbOSr1CA

My First Record: Adil & Vasundhara
Talking to Bombay/Delhi jazz-blues duo Adil & Vasundhara's guitarist Adil Manuel about their 2013 full-length debut album 'Ampersand' as part of My First Record. The musician opens about how the Versova creek inspired the groovy "Creek Funk," why a no show A.R. Rahman allowed them to use a new Steinway, working with producer Shantanu Hudlikar as well as collaborators Loy Mendonsa, Louiz Banks, Ranjit Barot and more. Stream Adil & Vasundhara's music here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0ABHdz5JCH1pLwE6GHtdG0?si=lIC9ydPmTK2omib3s5px-w

My First Record: The Lightyears Explode
Talking to Bombay punk rock band The Lightyears Explode's vocalist-guitarist Saurabh Roy about their 2013 full-length debut album 'The Revenge of Kalicharan' as part of My First Record. The musician opens up about how the album flows as if it is a night out, working with producer Jason D'Souza, collaborating with Rohit P-Man Pereira, then manager Himanshu Vaswani surprising them with merch at their launch gig, "Diet Coke" used by comedian Karunesh Talwar and more. Stream The Lightyears Explode's music here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QYtl7ACJpE5liUDmDfNzm?si=nd8Ns4LITKGqumg7wz0Jjw

My First Record: Rock Machine/Indus Creed

My First Record: Dhruv Visvanath
https://open.spotify.com/album/0oIUf59Pfd0rVxx6cGiSR1?si=QHemCm7JSpmWUBO-OaJa9g

My First Record: Aditi Ramesh

My First Record: Siddharth Basrur

My First Record: Nush Lewis

My First Record: Mali

My First Record: Tejas

My First Record: The Colour Compound

My First Record: Vernon Noronha

My First Record - Trailer
For #MyFirstRecord Dave Britto talks to artists about their first EP or album (should be minimum three years old). He will be discussing their creative process, the songs on the record and how they think that project has aged over time.