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⬟ The band

Raw.
Human.
Not plastic.

Funk and alt-rock from New Delhi. Soft one minute, full power the next, and a little uncomfortable throughout. Better in a room than in your headphones.

Mid-set under the chandeliers, bassist and drummer behind

somewhere loud, New Delhi

⬟ The story

Salt Rock is a funk/alt-rock four-piece from New Delhi. They write about the city around them, the towns they came from, and the general mess of being a person right now. The quiet songs don't stay quiet; the loud ones don't apologise.

They've played Independence Rock in Bombay, Oddball Festival in New Delhi, and the Hornbill Festival in Kohima, sharing stages with Bloodywood, Tigran Hamasyan, Leprous, and Skrat. At home in New Delhi, they sell out their own headline shows.

Their music has been featured in Rolling Stone India, Sawaal Magazine, Extravaganza, and the Indian Music Diaries, and on Spotify's Rock in India.

⬟ Net wt: 4 pieces

The four

⬟ Festival mileage
  • Independence Rock Bombay
  • Oddball Festival New Delhi
  • Hornbill Festival Kohima

Sharing stages with Bloodywood · Tigran Hamasyan · Leprous · Skrat.

⬟ In print

Press kit, riders and hi-res photos live on the contact page.

⬟ Evidence

Field notes

  • The band mid-set in red light, SALT ROCK on the big screen behind them

    fig. 01 · the name in lights

  • A packed club crowd in green light, the band on stage beyond

    fig. 02 · sold out, sweat included

  • Guitarist grinning mid-song in an amber spotlight

    fig. 03 · mid-song, mid-grin

  • The drummer mid-fill, arms blurred, under neon light

    fig. 04 · sarthak at speed

  • Guitarist on a festival stage in front of the logo wall

    fig. 05 · festival season

  • The four of them squeezed onto a sofa in a warm-lit room

    fig. 06 · day off (allegedly)