Indian Indie's Quiet Resurrection: Run It's The Kid Return After Ten Years
A return a decade in the making from one of the scene's most beloved bands.
Samay Kapoor · 4 min read
Our good lads
A decade ago, New Delhi was quietly brewing something electric, a four piece outfit driven by the shared songwriting vision of Shantanu Pandit and Dhruv Bhola.
Since then, the short lived yet intensely present band and their 10 track self titled debut have been etched onto the Indian indie scene, alongside the likes of Tajdar Junaid and Parekh & Singh. With Shantanu Pandit's solo folk career and Begum, and Dhruv's success with Peter Cat Recording Co., fans assumed they were done and dusted. That was until their second offering, "Abracadabra," was announced for February 28th, exactly 10 years from the debut.
What to expect
It is hard to put Run It's The Kid in a box. With dream like piano sequences, rustic guitar progressions and atmospheric bass lines as the drums whoosh over each song, every track is colourfully structured, and the lyrics are presented beautifully by distinct, calming vocals. Imagine if Peter Cat Recording Co. met Bob Dylan and Dylan convinced them to go fully acoustic. Shantanu Pandit once joked that a room full of depressed people, or a funeral, might be the best setting for the debut. You might want to lock yourself in your room with no lights for this.
Why the return matters
This is not just another band coming back. It is a piece of Indian indie history finding its voice again. Run It's The Kid belongs to a time when the homegrown scene was just forming, back when emotion mattered more than algorithms. New songs like "Hourglass" and "Abracadabra" tell you they are still the same young kids who always stayed together, roamed around, and are now back home with stories to tell.
Our recommendations: "Haste," "Rubble," "Forgetting How to Swim."