Appetizer by Juss, Mixsingh

Few songs from 2023 have held their ground as well as Appetizer, a track that keeps finding new audiences. The music, composed by Mixsingh, carries the song forward with a confidence that matches the performance.

The voice of Juss, Mixsingh carries Appetizer effortlessly, which is the highest compliment a song can give its singer. a talented ensemble cast are at the heart of Appetizer, and Appetizer captures their dynamic at its most compelling.

In 2023, Punjabi produced many songs, but Appetizer was one of the handful that genuinely cut through. Listeners have described the experience of Appetizer differently — romantic, melancholic, uplifting — which suggests the song is large enough to hold many truths.

The concision of Appetizer — just 2:19 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. Songs like Appetizer are the reason people fall in love with Punjabi music and never quite fall out of it.