Karvai by Tarsem Jassar

Karvai works because it does not try to do too much — it finds one feeling and holds it perfectly. Tarsem Jassar sets the tone from the very first bar — it is clear from the opening notes that this song means business.

The vocal on Karvai is among the better performances Tarsem Jassar has committed to record. a talented ensemble cast are at the heart of Karvai, and Karvai captures their dynamic at its most compelling.

2017 marked the release of Karvai, and Karvai was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. There is a quality to Karvai that makes it feel like company — the kind of song you put on when words feel insufficient.

The concision of Karvai — just 4:24 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. Years from now, Karvai will still be the track that plays at the right moment and lands exactly as it did the first time.