Chandresh Kudwa is one of India’s most seasoned Rock and Metal artists, and he’s back with a new single. Kudwa has been recognised for mixing heavy riffs and melodic phrases and solos in a unique blend that got him a huge following on all streaming platforms. Let’s take a look at his new single “Someday” and see how well it holds up.
At first listen, the song is a power-ballad with beautiful and classic style rock vocals, clean guitars, and heavier ones all blended into what sounds like the comeback record of a rocker from the 70s and 80s. The way the song starts with a long vocal note that’s high and distorted shows us the extent of Kudwa’s well-developed mixed voice and his ability to implement raspiness and grit while intonating a melodic vocal line.
While the verses have that bluesy guitar work with the clean guitar and the soulful long vocal notes, the chorus comes down with a powerful strumming pattern, a heart-warming chord progression, and layered vocals that make the chorus sound larger than life. Another interesting aspect about Kudwa’s voice is that sometimes he will pull chest voice with a bit of twang, and belt it out with strength like his note before the guitar solo and other parts where he uses pure head voice/ falsetto, like the closing note of the verses.
Speaking of the guitar solo, I found it to be the cherry on top for the emotional performance during the song, and the strong effects continue in the last chorus and outro sections that keep the melodic playing stuck in your head and keep you coming back to replay the song. Last but not least, let’s appreciate the amazing bass, drums, and additional guitars for what they do throughout this song and how the multi-layered approach that’s taken here leaves you with a rich and memorable power-ballad, rather than a lazy filler one that some bands usually put in the middle of their albums or write for some live shows.
To put it simply, “Someday” is a beautiful new release from one of the greatest artists in India, Mr Chandresh Kudwa, and with lyrics that shed a light on the chaotic and constant state of unrest in the world, you will find yourself feeling every word and every note that Mr Kudwa impeccably sings and plays.
