Dewar Tub Wall by Rajbala, Nardev Banival

Dewar Tub Wall works because it does not try to do too much — it finds one feeling and holds it perfectly. Behind the melody is the work of Sonotek Studio, whose composition choices give Dewar Tub Wall its distinctive texture.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Dewar Tub Wall, Rajbala, Nardev Banival clearly belongs in the second group. The connection between a talented ensemble cast and this song is part of what makes it resonate beyond the film itself.

Released in 2021, it arrived at a time when Haryanvi music needed exactly this kind of sincerity. There is no right time to listen to Dewar Tub Wall. There is only the moment you press play and realise it was the right choice.

Running to 9:19, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. The track stands as evidence that Rajbala, Nardev Banival and Sonotek Studio, working together, are capable of something well above the ordinary.