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Lion of Panjshir’s music is psychedelic folk rock with deep influences of traditional Afghan music. Haunting Afghan lyrics suddenly morph into English, translated through Delawari’s vulnerable, girlish yet powerful voice; she embodies the raucous rants of Janis Joplin and the modest feistiness of Cat Power. Whether you understand the words doesn’t matter — you may even prefer the hypnotic effect of an unknown tongue (see the Doors-esque “Tree Hymn”). The compositions have the power to drop your heart in a chord change, reminding you that angst and instability aren’t just a rock & roll cliché but a crucial element of a good performance. Max’s guitar provides quiet accent, blanketing the songs in an organic swirl, while Clancy’s drums rove from wild jazz antics to gentle finger-tapped tabla nuances. The compositional influence of Jimmy Page and Joni Mitchell is clear, as well as drummers Bill Bruford and Dave Grohl. - LA Weekly
Discography
we have a four song EP
we are currently mixing and mastering our album which we recorded in Kabul
we are played on little radio and dublab
we have a song being released on Manimal Vinyl's "through the wilderness: a tribute to Madonna" with bat for lashes, ariel pink, giant drag, and lavender diamond
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We recently returned from Afghanistan where we recorded with Afghan classical Ustads (a tabla player, rabab player, and del rhuba player). We basically moved a recording studio into Ariana's parents home in Kabul and set up shop. One of the musicians we recorded with is an 88 year old Del Rhuba player who is the last living master of his intrument. We faced many many challenges due to the shortage of electricity in Kabul, but we made it through! At one point we were running through the house grabbing all of the Afghan carpets to nail to the windows in order to further soundproof. They taught us a song called "liely jan" which is now our favorite song to play :)
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