The best way to experience Bloodywood has always been their music videos, and their new single, “Nu Delhi,” is no exception. The band is as hard-hitting and sonically exciting as they’ve ever been, but they’ve always been deeply rooted in their home city, and something about their eight-string bounce-riffing and traditional drum grooves just hits different when paired with fast-moving shots of bustling streets and local landmarks. Rapper Raoul Kerr delivers his first verse in front of the India Gate, from the middle of crowds at public markets, and on busy street corners. We get shots of the whole band playing everywhere from government buildings to subway cars. The camera zips in and around the musicians like a dive-bombing hawk as we jump-cut to shot after visually rich shot. Bloodywood loves their city and it shows.
Musically, “Nu Delhi” isn’t going to surprise anyone who fell in love with the band after their brilliant 2022 debut, “Rakshak.” All the same elements are still there, the bhangra grooves and folk instrumentation merging seamlessly with Raoul Kerr’s rapping and Karan Katiyar’s djent instincts. Clean singer/screamer Jayant Bhadula puts on another brilliant performance, dancing between high notes and growls and dropping a chain of irresistible hooks–“This is not a city, it’s a game of chess.” What separates this one from prior releases is the richness of the production. The guitars hit a little harder, the basslines pop and bubble beneath the surface with newfound depth and clarity. If this single is any indication, the upcoming album–scheduled to drop sometime in early 2025–is going to be a hell of a record.
After releasing the single, Bloodywood announced a handful of festival dates in India in the coming month and a European tour starting in February 2025. Tickets for the Indian dates can be purchased here, and tickets for the European tour can be purchased here.
Indian Tour Dates:
11/9/24 - Kolkata, India @ Republic of Rock 2024 I Kolkata
11/17/24 - Mumbai, India @ Mahindra Independence Rock 2024
11/23/24 - Madavara, India @ Bandland 2024
11/24/24 - Madavara, India @ Bandland 2024
European Tour Dates:
2/21/25 - Copenhagen, DK @ Amager Bio
2/23/25 - Oslo, NO @ John Dee
2/24/25 - Stockholm, SE @ Debaser Hornstulls Strand
2/25/25 - Malmö, SE @ Plan B
2/27/25 - Warsaw, PL @ Proxima
2/28/25 - Berlin, DE @ Huxleys Neue Welt
3/2/25 - Hamburg, DE @ Docks
3/2/25 - Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
3/5/25 - Antwerpen, BE @ Trix
3/6/25 - Cologne, DE @ Live Music Hall
3/7/25 - Frankfurt, DE @ Batschkapp
3/8/25 - Stuttgart, DE @ Longhorn
3/9/25 - Leipzig, DE @ Täubchenthal
3/11/25 - Prague, CZ @ Roxy
3/13/25 - Munich, DE @ Backstage Werk
3/14/25 - Vienna, AT @ Gasometer
3/15/25 - Milan, IT @ Legend Club
3/16/25 - Zurich, CH @ Komplex
3/17/25 - Lyon, FR @ La Rayonne
3/19/25 - Paris, FR @ Bataclan
3/20/25 - Lille, FR @ L’Aéronef
3/22/25 - Birmingham, UK @ 02 Institute Birmingham
3/23/25 - Glasgow, UK @ SWG3
3/25/25 - Manchester, UK @ 02 Ritz
3/26/25 - Bristol, UK @ 02 Academy Bristol
3/27/25 - London, UK @ 02 Kentish Town Forum
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