Four Mumbaikars in their early 30s are brewing up a storm with their debut EP weaving together Hindi rhythm and poetry and rhymes with groovy, heavy-duty melodic pattern. Called Chabuk, the three-year-old band is talking about a variety of things with their four tracks in the album Downmarket. And yes, it does include one about young love, lust and even abuse, aptly called Pyaar.

"We've all middle-class regular guys. Our lyrics are empathetic in nature because I believe empathy breeds creation, which can then be tongue-in-cheek, cocky and poetic,” says vocalist Tanmay Bahulekar AKA Microphon3', who has been writing his own songs for 20 years now. The band includes Devanshu Sampat on drums and Roop Thomas on bass.