Janisht Joshi is an Indian-Nepalese songwriter crafting grandiose, emotionally-charged pop music that walks the tightrope between cinematic drama and indie vulnerability. His sound blends the quiet indifference of The Strokes, the anthemic flair of Bleachers, and the weepiness of Radiohead with the smoky nostalgia of old Indian cinema, heavily aping Guru Dutt’s aching poetry and Raj Kapoor’s theatrical charm.

 

When he’s not hiding behind his half-baked writing, you will probably find him in some forgotten beach town, toes in the sand, Kindle in one hand and a cold Kingfisher in the other - trying very hard to look like he’s not trying very hard. Writing about himself in third person makes him feel like a monumental jerk, and he has no friends, so he had to get ChatGPT to do this. Blame the robot.