Top Indian Songs of the week 5th October 2025

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Here are the best songs released in India across languages and genres for the week ending 5th October 2025

1. Hollow 

Vocals, Composition, Lyrics: Anoushka Maskey

Music Produced by: Sudan

Language: English

Genre: Pop

Mood: Dreamy

The only way I can think of the word ‘hollow’  in my life is if I stopped listening to such music and a vocalist like Anoushka Maskey stopped to exist. Please do stream this album called ‘ Epilogue One’, and enjoy some of the finest English Indie music of the year. The acoustic guitar is played by Anoushka with a constant rhythm. As soon as she ends the first verse “But Today a drink will suffice,” her humming and improvisation that follows is the intoxicating drink for me. The rhythms start to flow, and I can hear the sound of a double bass at the rock bottom layer. 

Kudos to you, Anoushka, for writing such heavy words, but your music and singing make the heart feel lighter. Listen to these words “ I been breathing in a freedom  begged and borrowed, there's no ownership in my tomorrow, guess I'll give into the game, where my mind’s easier to tame”. This is superlative in the choice of words and emotive expression. Sudan has been picky and choosy in the arrangements so far, going for subtle over sizable. But the magic is due from him too and he sets the audio ablaze as soon as Anoushka sings “ Guess I’m just restless today”. The violins at first, and the string quartet, begin to attack every cell of our body. Musically, I have been overpowered, and I surrender here!

Leave it to Anoushka to be spontaneous with her vocalisation, and that is precisely what she does in the interlude before the bridge section. The lead guitar is incisive here as the rest of the arrangements go silent. That silence is temporary and we get an outpouring shower of the violin, viola, and cello. 

2. Kaadhal Ponmaan

Composed, Produced & Arranged By Yakzan Gary Pereira & Neha Nair 

Singers : Neha S Nair & Vishnu Vijay

Lyricist : Vinayaksasikumar

Language: Malayalam

Genre: Light Music

Mood: Romantic

Sandeep Mohan’s guitar riffs are like waves, and the humming in the intro coincides with that to create a ripple effect in my head. I am already swaying and nodding it as a response. Neha S Nair heightens the glamour quotient with her stylish Alto voice.  Every time she says “ smile, eh, dream eh” , and “spark eh”, I feel teh power of those words thanks to her folkish vibrato and delivery as well. Sajith Padmanabhan impresses with that tinge of a Thavil during the pause in the melody. Don't take my word for it, tell me after hearing yourself, if you felt butterflies in your tummy when you hear “Nee Paarkkum Pothu, Melaake Thilakkanu, Butterflies, Keezhvaithil Parannu”? Sandeep plays the classical guitar/nylon guitar so eloquently, intervening with poise and precision.  Yakzan Gary Pereira and Neha S Nair compose the melody and handle all the arrangements and music production. 

Balu Varghese is constantly providing the rhythmic support on the subtle Cajon. The chorus segment, as well as the Nadaswaram interlude, has backing vocal support, most likely by composer/flautist Vishnu Vijay. Trivandrum K Rajkumar is playing the Nadaswaram, and I was reminded of the Maestro Ilaiyaraja’s melody that comes in ‘Karagattakaran’ when the Dance troupe enters the town to perform. The guitars sizzle in Latin Pop style, continuing the beautiful interlude. Vishnu Vijay makes the foray in the charanam with a couple of lines, and Neha stuns you with this line “Raakolam podunna Thingal vettathil thaniye kananam”. Vnayak Sasikumar gives us these beautiful words of love and passion. The tracks are mixed and mastered by Vivek Thomas. 

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3. Wasted

Written and performed by TLF Gang

Vocals: Kumar Hardik Narayan

Composed by  Kumar Hardik Narayan & Soumyadeep Majumder

Lyrics : Kumar Hardik Narayan & Prantik Dey

Music Production: Kumar Hardik Narayan & Duktshen Lama

Language: English

Genre: Rock

Mood: Energetic/Immersive 

Wonderful music could come out of anywhere, and that is why I urge all my readers and music lovers to keep looking for music from various sources and never restrict themselves to the popular ones force-fed by streaming apps. If I wanted to promote myself, then yes, there is no better place on the web than that, but why stop there? Please dig deep, people, and discover the good music out there, and that is what I constantly do. When I was at the recent ‘All About Music” Conference, I came across this young musician, Kumar Hardik Narayan, and when we later connected, he shared his new song. If not for that meeting, I would have “Wasted” a chance to listen to this beautiful single. 

TLF Gang is what the band calls itself, and this 5-piece set has Kumar on lead vocals, Soumyadeep Majumder on lead guitars, Duktshen Lama on bass, Prantik Dey on keys, and Soubhagya Goswami on drums. Soumyadeep lights a spark with the intro guitar riffs, and you know when you hear the sound of that pristine strumming, what follows won’t be disappointing. Kumar starts the distant humming that feels ethereal, and soon enough, this rock ballad-style verse conquers you entirely, and it has to do with the mesmerism in the voice, the striking guitars, and the elusive basslines. It feels moving, and you can empathize with the protagonist as he sings “Maybe I should listen, and sit here, nod my head, or Maybe I should give up, close my eyes and go to bed”. This feeling of despair and surrender is brought out beautifully by teh words, vocal tone, and lack of heavy drums. 

The moment we get to the chorus segment, “I seem wasted,” the energy oozes, the rage builds, and it feels like a boost with the drums and electric guitar. The writing and the melody, too, have a touch of class and catchiness about them. It feels like an addictive breakup-anthem. My favourite line, both lyrically and notationally, is “Well I have come back home, won the fight but I'm bruised too” with some stylish delivery by Kumar.  The outro with the humming and accompanying live instruments feels blissful, and this is the kind of original rock music we are used to hearing from the Eastern parts of our country. The video features Akshay Gaikwad, with a screenplay by Olivea Dey and directed by Prantik. Kalpak Dutta is the sound engineer.                    

@olivea_dey @dikks_tlf @tlfgang @bohemian_kalakaar @soubhagya_goswami @akshyaa_gaikwad @ynb_why_envy_ @_kritikashaw_

4. Idhu Devadhai Nerame

Music Composer: Achu Rajamani

Singers: Haricharan Sheshadri, Saindhavi

Lyrics: Balaji Venugopal

Language: Tamil

Genre: Light Music/Pop

Mood: Romantic

This is the second song from the new Kollywood album ‘Kumaara Sambhavam’, and Achu Rajamani lives up to his reputation and creates a blinder. The song begins on a peppy note with the keys and rhythms, but the strings by Chennai Strings Orchestra ooze style and substance. This is where Achu wins as a composer and arranger. The fabric you touch and feel is like that of a Bee Gees track, and Sumesh Parameswar adds a touch of class with his guitars and bass. Haricharan lets you know why he is one of the best in the country, especially for a love song. Listen to the bassline and tell me if you aren't stunned when Haricharan completes the phrase “arugil nee varum podhellam, pathargindren naane”. Saindhavi is getting back on the horse, and she is delivering what we all expect from her, a ravishing performance as the lead female playback here. 

The graceful and teasing delivery with “mazhai vandhahum theruvil thullidum, mazhali pol naane” and the strings intervene with precision right after. The rhythms get into the handclap mode, and you can feel all the rush and adrenaline here. The melody written by Achu keeps getting better, and this line is another prime example, “uyira nee uyira” that goes on like a winding path of a river. The interlude is all about Sumesh’s lead guitar and the accompanying strings. The lyrics are beautiful, descriptive, and paint a lovely picture all teh way thanks to Balaji Venugopal. The outro is where the strings are generous and keep playing like a counternote to the pallavi’s melody. The recording engineers are Joshua Fernandez and Tanushree, with mixing and mastering by Ijaz Ahmed. 

@achu_rajamani @bvfeelgood @haricharanmusic @saindhaviofficial @kumaran_thangarajan @payal_radhakrishna @varshacast @nandiniedumaran @sound_vibe_studios 

5. Please Please Ma’am

Music Composed, Arranged & Produced by Leon James

Singer - Arjun Chandy, Deepak Blue, Aravind Srinivas, Saisharan, Reshma Shyam, Haripriya, Lavita Lobo

Lyrics - Sri Harsha Emani

Language: Telugu

Genre: Jazz

Mood: Dance

Whistling from time to time is used in music as a cool tool,and here, too, Leon James puts that to great effect, creating this very light and instantly catchy intro. Tomy Marchini does the honors in this fantastic single from ‘Sundarakanda’. I love the Telugu album composed, arranged, and produced by Leon James, and this one ended up being among the best in the album. Get inside this Jazzy world straightaway as we get the Trombone on one end played by Jonas Hocherman (via Musiversal), and the double bass sound on the other end. The harmonies are stunningly arranged by Leon in the background, and he also does all the rhythm and string programming. 

The singers are having a ball with all the scat singing. Listen to this talented bunch elevate the song, viz. Arjun Chandy, Deepak Blue, Aravind Srinivas, Saisharan, Reshma Shyam, Haripriya, and Lavita Lobo. Leon goes all out with the arrangements. Check out the bombastic trombone interventions in the charanam, and the Altos singing by women and the tenors singing go beautifully in tandem. The casual delivery, for instance, “rendu yugalu” followed by Jona’s on the Trombone, invites the listener to stand up and shake a leg in style. 

The Piano, along with the flute solo by Samuel Da Silva (via Musiversal), decorates the interlude, and then the rhythm programming gets creative in the verse that follows. Leon has put in teh work and ideas, and that is visible when the output comes out strong and savvy like this. He does the mixing and mastering with Sai Sri Ram as the sound engineer at Shambhala Studios. Roshan Doshi is the music manager. SP Abhishek handles all the vocal supervision. 

@leon.james @kebajer @saisharanofficial @deepak.blue @lavita_lobo_ @i_sriharshaemani @haripriyasinger @aravindsrinivas @mrchandyman

6. Kayamboo

Music Composed, Arranged, and Produced by Electronic Kili

Singers : Vijayanand, Dhaliya Navas

Lyrics : Muthu

Language: Malayalam 

Genre: Alt-Rock

Mood: Immersive

I quite enjoyed the music of ‘Thalavara’ and gave the Mollywood album by Electronic Kili a good rating of 3.25/5. This is one of my favourite songs, and this guy, like many of the musicians from Kerala, is giving a masterclass to even stalwarts as to how it is done. After some of the synth effects that remind us of Sushin Shyam’s “Ottamuri Vaakumayi”. Sandeep Mohan’s rhythm guitar takes over in a bit, and Vijayanand just soaks you in his pain with his touching high-pitched vocals. The basslines by Sandeep are subtle but existent to pique your interest. 

After that title line is delivered, what follows in the form of the acoustic guitar melody and the heavy drums is simply rock-solid. This is what music is supposed to do with its freshness and originality that can tantalise the listener and throw a spell of mesmerism. That whistle bit worked well as an interlude piece. The song moves into an Alt-Rock space and Vijayanand kills it with his evocative vocals. Let us not forget that Electronic Kili lays the groundwork with the fine melody that becomes instantly hummable all the way into the charanam with lines like “ hey theeye theeye”. Sreerag does all the additional production. 

Dhaliya Navas comes on as the female lead vocalist, and when she sings “Kayamboo Njaane”, you can only hold your breath and let it all soak in. Muthu writes the lyrics. That outro with Vijayanand and Dhaliya singing together is the final nail that makes this song stunning and surreal as a listening experience. The tracks are mixed and mastered by Harishankar V at Aural Alchemy Productions, with Santom Jose and Sarath Sreenivas assisting. 

@dhaliya.navas @electronic_kili @vijayanand.ka @muthusoul @gibsandeep @thalavaramovie @revathyysarma @ashokan_actor @thinkmusicmalayalam @aural_alchemy_productions @sreerag_musiq @

7. Hasraton Ke Baazar

Singer: Niranjan Menon

Composer: Dhruv Ghanekar

Lyrics: Ishitta Arun

Language: Hindi

Genre: Rock Ballad

Mood: Soothing

The album had nothing much to feel inspired about, except for this one song. The moment I saw the names involved with the track, I knew what its worth would be. Dhruv Ghanekar is the composer and producer, so that built up all the humongous expectations. Niranjan Menon, an indie singer/songwriter, is on the lead vocals here, and with Ishitta Arun’s words, I am already sold. Do you feel the tranquility right at the intro with the choral harmonies, and then Dhruv piles up the instrumental support with lead guitar, bass, and what feels like a plucked instrument? Niranjan kills it with his dreamy vocals, heading straight for the falsetto, and it is like a high score on a very difficult gymnastic move. 

How do I write this review? Because all I can do while listening to the vocals and the lead guitar in teh background is just close my eyes and sway my head. The gentleness loses its way, and here we are at the threshold of the metal genre with the high-powered drums and some explosive singing by Niranjan. Kudos to Dhruv for getting the transformation seamless and effective with his arrangements, and Niranjan for being the perfect delivery vehicle. If the verse was tranquil, the chorus segment saw Niranjan rip me apart with his fierce expression. It felt like a ‘Green Day’ track taking its expansive form and shape. Joseph George is the mixing and mastering engineer.  

@dhruvg @ishitta.arun @maddockfilms @i_am_zaisha 

8. Noye Lhokuthu Iwu

Written, composed, and performed by Abdon Mech

Produced by Kevi Pucho

Language: Sumi Naga

Genre: Pop

Mood: Upbeat

Abdon Mech is a regular, for those who have  visited my website for weekly music recommendations. His English indie projects have all been so fine, and this time I hear this gentle soothing pop single, but I couldn't follow the lyrics. It still did more than enough to cradle me into a zone of peace and love. When I had a word with Abdon, he told me that this is written in the Sumi Naga dialect, spoken by the Sumi tribe, which is one of the major tribes of the around 17 existent ones. The intro rhythm guitar is by Nourhe Khate, and soon we get the vocals to serenade us. Augustine Eliem is stylishly playing the bass in the background with Alino Imson on the keyboards. 

The melody and lyrics are both written by Abdon, and he gets his usual partner-in-crime, Kevi Pucho, to produce this beautifully. The rhythm and keyboard programming are peppy, and when we get to the chorus segment, “Noye Lhokuthu Iwu” feels like a meditative prayer. What I love is that brief pause in the rhythms after “Noye” and with a slight 1-second delay, the rhythms start again. Kevi keeps it minimal in teh verse with just the mild rhythms and guitar riffs. The keys provide some fantastic support, but the highlight is teh solo violin in the interlude by Nourhe and the song just gets a massive elevation. Nourhe sizzles with some pacy fiddling in teh background at the start of another verse, and that too sounds hypnotic. The recording engineers are Kevi and Alemyangerm, with Kevi doing the mixing and mastering at Element Indie Studio, Nagaland.  

@abdonmech @kevipucho @avizo.solo @augustine.eliem @elementindiestudio @_pe4chyii @linou_imsongg

9. recalibrate

Written and composed by Ansh Mehta

Produced by Ansh Mehta and Hersh Desai

Language: English

Genre: Alt Pop

Mood: Immersive

Last month, I featured Ansh Mehta’s debut single ‘Passing Lanes’ on my IG story because I found the song very interesting, and it deserved attention and my mention. Ansh follows up in the sophomore release with even brighter prospects, and this one is worthy of being here among India's best songs of the week. This is written and composed by Ansh, with Hersh Desai co-producing the song along with Ansh. I like the strumming of the guitar, and it feels rudderless at first, like the mind having ideas floating around , but then everything gets recalibrated. A fine motif on the rhythm guitar plays now, and things get really spicy with the introduction of the drums by Max Hoeschen. 

Hersh and Ansh turn on the screws and give this beautifully and aptly produced song with guitars and drums . It feels like a weightless walk in the clouds, and Ansh’s vocals add a layer of dreaminess to this pop single. The backing vocal arrangements also evoke purity and tranquility. The line “So I take a step back and recalibrate my senses today” is delivered with excellent backing vocal layers. What follows is absolutely top-draw with energizing live instrumentals and harmonies in the end. The tracks are mixed and mastered by Hersh Desai, with Cameron Taylor on additional engineering. The artwork is by Abhay Mehta. 

I also really like the writing, with words like “you taste like you could be lying”, and “I'm still pulling out your hair from my sheets , convincing  myself to go back to sleep”. I also love how the second time “you taste like” notes sound in the first verse. 

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10. Pari

Lyrics & Composition : Mitika Kanwar

Vocals: Shreya Sharma 

Music Produced by Dronark

Language: Punjabi

Genre: Pop

Mood: Dance

Mitika Kanwar is one heck of a performer, and I was surprised to see her name missing in the vocal credits. Blessed with a stunning voice and some super abilities, Mitika sticks to songwriting duties  and lets Shreya Sharma take over the mantle of singing. I have no complaints after hearing Shreyas sizzle. The woodwinds and the rhythms ensure we get a breezy dance environment set up, but teh showstopper is Shreya with her flamboyant vocals. 

The melody is simple and is catchy at times, but the extra mileage the song gets is from Dronark’s music production. Whether it is the rhythm programming or the harmonies, he achieves excellence in both aspects.   The dance choreography also deserves some appreciation, thanks to Ritika and Ridhisha. 

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