Pentagram will now pay tribute to them at a virtual gig this weekend where they will play covers that are a mix of hits and songs that were chosen because they are challenging. It’s interesting to note here that both bands were contemporaries in the ’90s — while NIN became a global phenomenon, Pentagram was playing its own role in shaping the sound of Indian independent music. There is a resultant overlap in the subject matters they fed off. Pentagram guitarist Randolph Correia tells us, “At some level, we were both making music for the same generation. In terms of the lyrical depth, we were talking to the same audience that had the same struggles. And we, too, dabbled in their kind of electronic production for a while.”

Randolph Correia

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It is thus apt that it is Pentagram that will be honouring NIN’s legacy, as part of a series where Indian acts reimagine the work of western musicians. Correia says that the set list consists of a mixed bag. “We didn’t want to do all their hits in one row. Instead, we picked a few of their best known songs and some of our own favourites regardless of whether they were hits or not,” he reveals.  

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