ANUP PRAKASH

"As our society heads to a peaceful and prosperous future with the new constitution being written, we wanted to come up with a fun-filled romantic album, but the current situation inspired us otherwise. This album has ended up being patriotic, one yearning for peace," says Amrit Gurung, frontman of Nepathya.

"My new album has nothing different. I'd like people to listen to it first and then decide for themselves because this is for them," he explains. Nepathya's new album is titled Mero Desh? after the poem by Vikram Subba, and features eight songs, old and new.

Nepathya fans have waited long enough for this album. Amrit says "unavoidable circumstances" precluded the release planned for last year. On the bright side, it didn't cramp their creativity: yet another album is slated for release in 2010. Enjoy the Nepathya bonanza this new year. Mero Desh is widely available in the market, was produced and released by nepa~laya and is being distributed by Ranjana Cassettes.

Pravat J Gurung