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Mumbai-based band Long Distances launch debut EP 'How the Mighty Will Fall'
Updated On: 30 January, 2024 07:20 AM IST | Mumbai | Shriram Iyengar
An opening gig at Lollapalooza adds to the launch of city-based band Long Distances debut EP with its evocative themes and pop-synth motifs
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Apart from the trio (above), the band now includes musicians Gouri Ranjit, Karun Kannampily and Adil Kurwa
Any track that makes this writer forget the perils of the commute is worthy of an automatic addition to our playlist. Switching on to Delicate surrender from the city-based trio of Long Distances was proof of this experience. The song, a part of the five-track EP How the mighty will fall, captures the smooth production and stylish synthpop landscape in which the band exists.
Led by Zubin Pastakia, Aarifah Rebello and Apurv Agrawal, the debut EP is a culmination of songs that were being worked on and created since the pandemic. “It was just about getting to a place where we were happy. I think we gave it enough time to let the music grow,” shares Agrawal, also the lead guitarist for the band alongside Pastakia. Ask them about the familiar vibe of the 1980s pop-synth, and both quip that it was natural. “We are just playing music we love. I think I am an ’80s kid, while Apurv is a ’90s baby. We both know the classic records from the period have influenced us a lot. If I like the more poppy, guitar-stuff, he brings home the more angular, grunge stuff. Sometimes, it happens the other way around,” says Pastakia. The trio are just coming off a gig at the Road to Lollapalooza on the opening day of the festival last weekend. While it was cut short, the experience was definitely worth it, says Agrawal. “We had fun. I hope we get to do a longer set the next time around,” he says.
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