Sanjoy Narayan

4 days ago | hindustantimes.com | Sanjoy Narayan

Theirs is not casual genre-hopping. It is a deliberate act of reclamation and of storytelling. The collective’s output is a living archive of struggle, hope, and resilience; a bridge between past and present, between pain and the promise of deliverance. And while elusiveness may be one of Sault’s hallmarks, another is prolificity. Since their debut in 2019, they have released 12 studio albums and two EPs. They’ve been nominated for Brit and Mercury awards.

5 days ago | htsyndication.com | Sanjoy Narayan

India, May 10 -- In a world where artists constantly jostle for the limelight, the British collective Sault has made anonymity their signature. This refusal to play by the rules - they do no interviews, no music videos, have no public personas - hasn't dulled their impact. If anything, it has heightened the allure. With their latest album, 10, the band has reaffirmed their position as one of the most vital, enigmatic forces in contemporary music, their silence speaking volumes where others shout.

2 weeks ago | hindustantimes.com | Sanjoy Narayan

I know this will sound sanctimonious, but the gym is my temple (there, I said it). It’s a sacred space where sweat and steel forge resilience. For 28 years, I’ve leaned on the barbell. I’m a 65-year-old devotee still hitting the iron three to four days a week. This journey began in my late-30s, as a tentative flirtation with weights. It was, in part, a response to an early health warning, but the weights soon became a full-blown obsession.

1 month ago | htsyndication.com | Sanjoy Narayan

India, April 13 -- A few days ago, in the crisp Nordic air of springtime Helsinki, Ian Anderson, the 77-year-old pied piper of prog rock, took the stage with his band, Jethro Tull. He walked on on a weeknight, dressed like an old codger, beaming like a benign grandad. Was he too old to rock and roll? In an instant, all that changed.

1 month ago | hindustantimes.com | Sanjoy Narayan

The Helsinki gig was part of Tull’s ongoing Seven Decades tour, the name reflecting the band’s remarkable longevity and career span. It celebrates their extensive discography, from the seminal 1968 album This Was right up to their latest, last month’s Curious Ruminant. The setlist in Helsinki was a time machine. It kicked off with Beggar’s Farm from This Was, and ambled through decades with the ease of a band that refuses to be fossilised.