Second Hand is a band specialising in playing other people's melodies

A new cover band in town, Second Hand, has an interesting mix of professionals. They are a commercial cover band, who play songs which people recognise and enjoy. Sujay Harthi, the vocalist from the band, speaks on what makes them tick.

No originals please: Sujay, Tony, Praveen, and Kishan of Second Hand play only covers, and are proud of it

Why Second Hand?
We basically play cover songs. Songs known to people and those that many recognise. They are not our own compositions, and hence the name Second Hand. This band was formed early this year.u00a0

Each one of you are musicians performing for various bands. How did Second Hand bring you guys together?
As part of the band Bhoomi, we wrote songs for 7-8 years, but due to various reasons, we didn't recieve the kind of response we expected. Bhoomi has its own ideology, which is to play only own compositions. Bhoomi does not play cover, whereas, Second Hand does.

When we started playing cover songs, we realised our own shortcomings as musicians. Though we enjoy playing our own compositions, playing covers helps us set up a bench marks for ourselves, where we strive to deliver songs meeting the expectations of the original song. We put ourselves through the test, but always hold on strong to our own music and style.