Abar Bochhor Koori Pore by Rupankar Bagchi

Few songs from 2021 have held their ground as well as Abar Bochhor Koori Pore, a track that keeps finding new audiences. Rupankar Bagchi, Ranajoy Bhattacharjee's arrangement gives the track a layered quality that rewards repeated listening.

Every line Rupankar Bagchi sings feels considered, as though the performance was thought through long before recording began. The chemistry of a talented ensemble cast is embedded in every moment of Abar Bochhor Koori Pore, making it as much a performance as a song.

Released in 2021, it arrived at a time when Bengali music needed exactly this kind of sincerity. It fits the playlist for almost any occasion, which is rare — most songs have a narrow emotional window. This one does not.

Running to 4:34, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. It is, at the end of it, a very good song — and sometimes that is the only explanation that matters.