2024 has been the year of a rise in women superstars around the world. Whether it was Sabrina Carpenter going viral for her double-meaning verses, Charli XCX owning Instagram with her signature “Brat” phenomenon, or Ice Spice being, well, “Spicy” in everything she does, one thing is undeniable: 2024 has been the year of women. While I use international figures to justify this statement, if we turn to our own tri-colored peninsula, the case doesn’t seem much different with stars like Rashmeet Kaur and Lisa Mishra shining bright. But if we focus on recent formations in the indie landscape, a woman with the charm of innocence on her face and a blazing guitar in her hand has taken over Instagram to the extent that this writer labels her the “national indie crush.”
Now, while her fan pages continue to fill up our explore pages with her edits, let's steer away to put our ears on her recent singles run. She has released three singles in four months, the latest addition being “Sukoon.” While she has been releasing music for a few years now, with her first release dating back to 2021, her catalog is a small set of singles rejuvenated thanks to the loyal audience base she has built with her beautiful acoustic covers on Instagram. This has sparked another run of singles from the 18-year-old.
“Sukoon” captures the power of visualization Gini possesses to connect with the consciousness of her listeners and make them feel what she intends to with her simple yet delicately crafted writing. Set in the bright, soft, and warm sonic setting of the track, her writing speaks loudly.
Gini’s writing takes you into the serene story of her and her lover as they fall for each other with every passing word and every forward step, running in the bright orange glow of the setting sun, bonded in the promise of love.
“Khamkha panno pe
tune raag jo sajaaye the
ki laut na payenge
to rach de labon ke abhi”
The track, as beautiful as it sounds, also conveys a deep message of being in the present and not taking it for granted. While the promise of love remains strong, the uncertainty of life is something you can't bet against. With this same feeble feeling in his heart, her lover writes for her to not be late in expressing his love for her.
“Daudte Daudte ham tham gye
Hafte - haste yeh pal rhe
Shaam madhosh aur tera noor”
The theme of running and the passing of time portrayed in the hook stands as a testament to the artist’s attention to detail in her writing, conveying the message of “staying in the present.”
Sukoon feels like chasing behind your lover with sand in your hands on an empty beach, with the setting sun’s glowing warmth gracing your face, accompanied by a sweet breeze, and laughter echoing in front of a roaring sea—indeed, a sukoon waali feeling.
And a bit of advice for Netflix India: if you decide to make a “Little Things” season 5, you know who to feature for the outro track.
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