Music
Ten years with Easy Wanderlings.
What began in 2015 as a home-recording project in a one-bedroom apartment in Pune, with Sanyanth Naroth, became an eight-member collective and one of India's most recognisable independent bands.
Malay is a founding member and its bassist — and, quietly, much of its engine room: recording, mixing, co-production, documentation and the practical work that keeps an independent band running for a decade.
His role
What Malay carries in the band
- Founding member and long-term steward of the project
- Bass guitar and backing vocals
- Co-production, recording, mixing and technical problem-solving
- Rehearsal, performance and touring
- Content, documentation and photography
- A bridge between artistic intention and reliable execution
Releases
Selected discography
2017
As Written in the Stars
Debut album; eight-track independent release
2019
My Place to You
Two-track concept EP
2020–21
The Akkarai Tapes
Lockdown-era revisiting of the songs
2022
Caught in a Parade
Soul and funk-leaning EP
2026
Mellow (feat. Mali)
Anniversary-era collaboration
Stages
Where the band has played
- NH7 Weekender
- Vh1 Supersonic
- Lollapalooza India
- Echoes of Earth
- NCPA, Mumbai
- UK and Europe tours
- Opened for The Lumineers
- Opened for Tinariwen
Recognition
2018
IRAA Award — Independent Song Recording, “Enjoy It While It Lasts” (Malay Vadalkar)
2020
Best Band — The Indian Music Diaries Awards
2021
Spotify RADAR and Apple Music UP-NEXT recognition
2022
“Caught in a Parade” — Rolling Stone India's best Indian EPs of the year
2026
“Ten Years on the Map” anniversary tour across Indian cities
