Sohne Lagde by Sidhu Moose Wala

Sohne Lagde arrived from the Sohne Lagde album and quickly became one of the most replayed tracks of 2020. Behind the melody is the work of The PropheC, whose composition choices give Sohne Lagde its distinctive texture.

The vocal on Sohne Lagde is among the better performances Sidhu Moose Wala has committed to record. a talented ensemble cast gave the film its soul, and Sohne Lagde is the song that most directly channels that feeling into music.

The song dates from 2020, but nothing about it sounds dated — the emotions it captures are not tied to a moment. It is the kind of track that works at full volume with friends and equally well in a quiet room alone — the mood adjusts without the song changing.

The concision of Sohne Lagde — just 3:29 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Punjabi in recent memory — and the numbers agree.