Bell Bottom by Baani Sandhu, Mankirt Aulakh

Released as part of Bell Bottom, Bell Bottom announced itself as a standout the moment it reached listeners. Gur Sidhu sets the tone from the very first bar — it is clear from the opening notes that this song means business.

The vocal on Bell Bottom is among the better performances Baani Sandhu, Mankirt Aulakh has committed to record. Hearing Bell Bottom without thinking of a talented ensemble cast is almost impossible for anyone who has seen Bell Bottom.

The 2020 release gave fans something to hold onto — a track built for repeated listening rather than a single play. There is a quality to Bell Bottom that makes it feel like company — the kind of song you put on when words feel insufficient.

Running to 3:55, 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.