Menwhopause
Indian rock band
Menwhopause is a rock band based in Delhi, India.
Early career
Guitarist Anup Kutty with an original lineup of singer/songwriter Sarabjit Chadha and acoustic guitarist Inder Pal Singh (IP) formed the band in 2001. The trio became a full-fledged band after recruiting bassist Randeep Singh and drummer Rahul Chatterjee. In a country where popular music was dominated with commercial Bollywood music and the live rock music scene was generally full of cover bands, menwhopause stuck to playing original compositions and were one of the first bands in India to distribute their music for free over the Internet. Their first EP called ‘The story begins...’ was released online as a free download in 2003. Ever since its formation, the band has gone through a few line-up changes - the first with original drummer Rahul Chatterjee being replaced by Hemendra Nath "Hemzi" in 2008 and later with French drummer Paul Schneiter till 2012 and then with Bhanu Thakur in 2014. Guitarist IP Singh left the band in 2016.
The band has released four albums since 2001 and has been instrumental in shaping the independent music scene in India primarily through their DIY ethic.
Albums and Work
In 2006, they released their first full-length album Home on their own record label, "The Middle Earth Company". The album gained the band international recognition, making them the first Indian rock band to be invited to perform at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas.
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