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नायाब
Nayaab
RARE · PRICELESS · BAYAAN, REVERSED
ReleasedMay 27, 2022
Produced bySez on the Beat
Tracks17
Cover ArtJayesh Joshi
Nayaab is the embodiment of our journey post-Bayaan. Having taken different paths in life since then, we've lived life on our own terms and been through a lot — both as individuals and as friends — only coming back together once we were confident we could top the bar we'd set for ourselves. Nayaab is us at our rawest, most vulnerable — it's a direct insight into our psyche. — Seedhe Maut, from the album booklet
THE COVER ART

A banyan tree in the clouds — every detail means something

Jayesh Joshi's fully animated cover for Nayaab is a masterwork of hidden meaning. At first glance, it's a grand, almost mythical scene — a massive banyan tree flooded by clouds, bathed in golden light. But look closer.

The Running Figure

A person runs with an umbrella — but the umbrella has a hole shaped like the map of Delhi. You can't escape the city, even with shelter.

The Three Silhouettes

"Teen Dost" — three friends standing on top of the clouds, backs to the sun. Calm, Encore, and Sez. The trio at the heart of it all.

The Banyan Tree

Roots that go deep, branches that spread wide. The tree of their career — fed by Delhi, reaching for the sky.

The Name

"Nayaab" spelled backwards is "Bayaan." The sequel that mirrors the original. The continuation that transcends.

Seventeen Chapters

A vivid portrayal of a city that loves, hates, and makes you
01
Nayaab
The entry. Dreamy synths build to a synthwave drop. An intro that sounds like two comic heroes arriving — because they are.
02
Toh Kya
"So what." The hardcore flex. Guitar samples, accelerating car sounds, punching effects. Direct digs at the competition. A statement of position.
03
Hoshiyaar ft. Rushaki
"Be careful." Chilling RnB. A complex relationship where one side demands more than the other can give. Rushaki's adlibs are perfect. "Toh rehena hoshiyaar" — be aware of the trials of love, and of the toxic world outside.
04
Anaadi
"Naive." A father-son story told from both perspectives. The mother forced to be harsh because of the strict father. Encore's verse reveals the father's deep desire to see his son achieve what he couldn't. The twist: the son dies. "Mana mere bhi hai sapne adhoore jo mai tujhme khojta hu" — I search for my unfulfilled dreams in you.
05
Dum Ghutte
"Suffocating." The darkest track. About loss, grief, the weight of Delhi's air and expectations. A tribute to those pushed to the edge by online harassment and societal pressure.
06
Maina
Happiness personified as a maina bird, singing — always just out of reach. Calm's lazily melodic vocals over Sez's minimal, grimy bass. Encore's verse: frustration at not feeling happy even after trying everything. "Hum pehele sochte ke upar mehsoos kaisa hoga; Ab hai baadalon pe lekin kuch mehsoons nahi hota" — we used to wonder what it'd feel like at the top; now we're on the clouds but feel nothing. A poetic masterclass.
07
Choti Soch
"Small thinking." Braggadocious. A reminder that while others think small, they dream enormous.
08
Godkode
A tribute to MC Kode — the battle rapper who co-founded Spit Dope Inc., where SM first met. Angry, confrontational, holding the public accountable for pushing their friend to the breaking point.
09
Gandi Aulaad
"Bad children." Societal commentary — the youth labeled as failures, rebels, disappointments. Owning that label. Turning it into armor.
10
Khoj
"Search." Introspective. The endless search for meaning, purpose, validation — and the realization that maybe you stop searching when you stop running.
11
Kohra
"Fog." Atmospheric, moody. Delhi's winter fog as metaphor — you can't see where you're going, but you keep walking anyway. Haunting production.
12
Jua
"Gambling." Risk, ambition, the bet you place on yourself when nobody else will. Every career move is a roll of the dice.
13
Rajdhani
"Capital." Delhi as muse, monster, and mother. The city that gives you everything and takes it all back.
14
Chidiya Udd
"Bird flies." A children's game turned metaphor — the innocence lost, the bird that never comes back.
15
Batti ft. Ab17
"Light." Ab17's introduction to the wider world. Indian classical influence with tabla samples. Fresh energy from the next generation.
16
Teen Dost
"Three friends." Calm, Encore, and Sez. The friendship at the core of everything. Encore's closing verse saves this from being just another track — it becomes a grateful prayer.
17
Marne Ke Baad Bhi ft. Aabha Pusalkar
"Even after death." The closing statement. Grand guitar samples, cinematic Sez production. They look back at the complicated journey. And the gossip aunty from Bayaan returns — her daughter went to the show despite everything. Four years later, a perfect callback. Music lives even after death.
THE MIRROR

Bayaan, reversed

If Bayaan was the statement — raw, urgent, "listen to me" — then Nayaab is the reflection. Four years of living, losing, growing. The same fire, but tempered by experience. The same hunger, but deepened by what it cost to stay hungry.

Both albums start with an intro and end with a message. Both feature the gossip aunty. Both are produced entirely by Sez on the Beat. But where Bayaan was about proving they belong, Nayaab is about understanding what belonging costs.

बयान ← → नायाब
the statement. reversed. made rare.