Prateek Kuhad drops a surprise new EP 'cold/mess'
One of India's most adored and gifted singer-songwriters, Prateek Kuhad has left his fans stupefied after releasing a brand new EP titled cold/mess. This is his first record since 2015 and the world couldn't have been more prepared for it.
Having released single 'Tum Jab Pass' in 2017 as a part of Saavn's Artist Originals, Prateek pursued his alliance with the Jio-acquired streaming service releasing cold/mess via it. He abdicated the conventional method of an album release by sharing the EP directly with his fans through a mailing list. He also requested them to share the record on social media on his behalf.
I couldn't have made it here without you, and I really wanted to find a way for you to be a more intimate part of this release," says Prateek in his mail to fans.
Attaining Prominence in Songwriting
Written in English and recorded in Nashville, the six-track EP is a concoction of feelings cocooned in Prateek's mellifluent sound. His words conspicuously highlight the dolefulness of love and relationships but his voice beautifully mollifies those complexities leaving one dazed with a bittersweet sentiment.
“cold/mess is about love, heartache, angst, and conflict. A conflict brought about by a relationship that on a deeper level may possibly be flawed,” says Prateek in a press statement. “There are six songs on the EP, and each song is part anecdotal, part fictional, fused to convey a very specific and personal emotion. These songs move together and attempt to tell a story,” he adds.
He has already performed four of the six songs on the road, including the title track, 'cold/mess’, which is a favourite with his fans. The two new songs on the EP are ‘with you/for you’ and ‘did you/fall apart’.
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