Vishwagarbha Janani Matey - Rivaaz by Raj Inder Raj, Reeg Deb, Sekhar, Sanketika

The Rivaaz album has several strong tracks, but Vishwagarbha Janani Matey - Rivaaz is the one most listeners come back to first. Raj Inder Raj, Reeg Deb's arrangement gives the track a layered quality that rewards repeated listening.

Every line Raj Inder Raj, Reeg Deb, Sekhar, Sanketika sings feels considered, as though the performance was thought through long before recording began. The chemistry of Mushtaq Khan, Reema Lagoo, Alok Nath, Rajendra Gupta, Meghna Naidu, Deepti Naval, Manoj Verma, Manoj Biddvai is embedded in every moment of Vishwagarbha Janani Matey - Rivaaz, making it as much a performance as a song.

When it came out in 2011, Vishwagarbha Janani Matey - Rivaaz felt timely. Years later, it feels timeless. There is a quality to Vishwagarbha Janani Matey - Rivaaz that makes it feel like company — the kind of song you put on when words feel insufficient.

Running to 3:41, 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.