Sound check: A snap review of new music

Maroon

Remedy from Maroon 5's seventh studio album, Jordi, is perhaps the weakest link of the entire track-list. Despite being supported by Stevie Nicks' legendary vocals, the track is way too pale to inspire another listen. Placed amid an array of promising tracks - including the title track, a hair-raising tribute to the band's manager Jordan Feldstein, who died in 2017 - Remedy recedes to the backdrop.

Blame it on the vocals that seem to be excessively touched-up, a melody that isn't particularly catchy, or even the lyrics that, at times, don't seem to coherently allude to anything, but this one seems like a waste of what could have been a meaningful collaboration.

Music milestone

1997: The National Centre for the Performing Arts held a year-long celebration to mark 50 years of Indian Independence. The landmark event was ushered in with a concert on August 14, by sitar legend Ravi Shankar and tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain. They played an uplifting rendition of poet-philosopher Muhammad Iqbal's Sare jahan se accha, at the stroke of midnight. Several renowned artistes took part in the festival. On August 15, the auditorium which was filled to capacity, came alive with a recital