Delhi-based band Midival Punditz return to their roots with a new album

There’s a reason that the Delhi-based duo of Gaurav Raina and Tapan Raj — The Midival Punditz, are known as the Chemical Brothers of India.
For 18 years, their pulsing electronica music has pulled from an eclectic variety of sources across the planet. And in their new album Light, their fourth full-length studio album released by Times Music, they’ve created their first performance-based concept record, rooted as much in western rock as the diverse folk traditions of India. The much-awaited record has the Punditz lean towards folk over classical, the signature sound they built their early careers on. Featuring collaborations with Papon, Malini Awasthi and Kutle Khan, Light is their most cohesive and driving album yet, not particularly devoted to any one style.