To be or not to be a band is a head scratcher. The quirky one, the mad genius, the catalyst, the social bee, the thinker, and of course, the chemical X, the perfect blend of all this and you have The Urban EarlyMen. This psychedelic/progressive rock band of five extremely talented young Delhiites has charmed its listeners for almost five years.
In the summer of 2011, lead guitarist Mridul Luthra, rhythm guitarist Siby Mathew, bassist Roshan Roy and vocalist Adityan Nair met through a mutual friend Abhijeet, who proposed the idea of starting a band.
Talking about their unique style of music, Mridul says, “I started to question tons of things about our evolution after watching a documentary about. That had me thinking about where we are today. It made sense for the kind of music we intended to make. Our primary influences had been jazz and blues, music from the 60s and 70s, and even Indian classical music. This paired with modern genres such as electronic, metal, and alternative rock gave rise to The Urban Early Men.”
The band went through several transitional stages until they hit a golden note with Jayant Parashar, their drummer. They started off as the ‘Chawla Band’ before ending up as ‘The Urban Early Men.’ “It was an amazing period and we grew as musicians,” the band recalls when asked about the shift.
In a country where bollywood is dominant, this band brought in a foreign genre and made it its own. When asked about how they manage to keep their listeners intact they replied, “We’ve tried to keep our sound as original and fresh as we can and somehow it comes naturally when the five of us jam. We’ve not let what sells and what does not be our primary criteria while writing music. As long as you have something fresh and unique, people will respond to it, even in our country, where psychedelic/progressive rock or even English rock listeners are a rarity.”
“Nature has been an important inspiration in terms of conceptualisation. The primary themes that we revolve around deal with concepts of self-discovery, self-exploration and breaking away from the monotonous everyday life,” says the boy band.
Having successfully recorded their debut album, The Urban EarlyMen Show, due to be released this year, the band is now working on a new album and will also release music videos for their first two singles Try and How To Be Found (And Never Be Lost Again)’. It is a fun packed year for The Urban EarlyMen and they have few innovative ideas that help share this experience with their audience.
About their music: The group believes that as long as you have something fresh, people will respond to it, even in our country, where psychedelic/progressive rock or even English rock listeners is a rarity
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