The end of year Hamnawa Select playlist is out and with it we have the accompanying podcast! Talking about songs, industry changes, artist struggles and more. Each episode also has more and more bants thrown in that threaten to derail the whole thing so that's great too.

Things discussed in this episode:

00:00 Old Talk, Lahore weather wedding wellness updates

09:55 Summarizing the big themes in Pakistani music in 2023; albums, labels, output

16:06 Is there more pressure on artists now to stay relevant in the age of social content and streaming?

24:25 “Manzil” by Awad, familiar production themes but stands out because of the lyrics

32:57 Independent artists collaborating with independent musicians feat Ali’s Uncle brain

41:00 “Nah Keh Diya” by Farasat Anees & Hareem Rashid - standout production, and talking about artists influencing next cycles quicker than before

48:44 “Midnight” by AleemRK & Jokhay - hardcore vibes, vitriol, massive numbers, the Mr Beast of karachi hip-hop

53:49 Rapid fire outro; Azan Sami Khan, Adnan Dhool’s water themed song, and other surprises!

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