Love Me by Vicky A Khan

When Vicky A Khan recorded Love Me, something special happened in the studio — and listeners have felt it ever since. Behind the melody is the work of Dev Sen, whose composition choices give Love Me its distinctive texture.

Vicky A Khan inhabits this song completely, making every phrase feel like it was written specifically for this voice. The chemistry of Devin Star Tailes, Jisshu Sengupta, Ankush Hazra, Rudranil Ghosh, MiMi, Nusrat Jahan, Koushani Mukherjee is embedded in every moment of Love Me, making it as much a performance as a song.

In 2016, Bengali produced many songs, but Love Me was one of the handful that genuinely cut through. Love Me is the song for the end of a long day when you want music that understands something without being asked to explain it.

The concision of Love Me — just 3:24 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. The track stands as evidence that Vicky A Khan and Dev Sen, working together, are capable of something well above the ordinary.