We're 10 years old!!! And we’re still reelin’, reminiscing, and replaying the bangers that made our indie hearts beat faster.

This week, we’re flashing back to the not so distant past - our Best of 2023 – a year that gave us Assamese jazz-pop, Urdu blues, Punjabi folk, and a Marathi abhanga with a guitar solo that’s soooo good, it deserves its own Aadhaar card.

We even celebrated our 300th episode that featured a cult band from the early 2000s, and went gaga over a shoegaze dream pop band from Nepal who put across a strong case that momos from Nepal were the best EVVVAAAAAA!

This re-release comes with a fresh intro by Senior Producer Ruchi — whose official review of the episode is just one word: “CHILLS.”

So plug in, get comfy, and vibe out to the voices that made 2023 unforgettable.

Song List:

Zero - Take Me Away (04:32 - 09:32)

Sampriti - Xathor (10:07 - 16:02)

Sameer Rahat - Tasalli (17:37 - 23:02)

Banat - Daachi Waaleya (23:38 - 27:09)

Swarupa Ananth - Happy Dance (27:54 - 30:54)

Abhanga Repost - Aise Kaise Zhale Bhondu (32:14 - 37:47)

Nimisha Shankar - Duniya (39:32 - 42:33)

Phosphenes - Are You Gonna Leave Me? (44:14 - 48:18)

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CREDITS:

Host: Mae

Instagram: @maemariyam

Twitter: @maebemaebe

Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Meghna Gulati

Sound Edited & Mastered by: Kartik Kulkarni

Artwork: Alika Gupta