It’s been a difficult and different three years for the members of Delhi- and Bengaluru-based band Hoirong. They have a new line-up, scaling up a four-member band to a five-member one while striving to retain the core sound of their music, and yet trying to show their evolution, as they return to performing live after a hiatus, ahead of the debut of their fourth album, Cow Gives Milk.

Drummer Akshat Nauriyal, frontman and vocalist Kamal Singh and guitarist Akhil Sood have now been joined by guitarist Devasheesh Sharma and bassist Nihar Apte, and will play their second gig together. They will perform songs from their new album as well as some from the old ones. “We are all about making the music and not the posturing that comes with digital culture, which has become more important than writing music for some,” Nauriyal tells us, adding that the audience can expect their signature punk and post-rock sounds, with a dash of experimental elements.