After days of cryptic hints, little clues across cities and a whole lot of decoding by his community ‘Miisfiits’, Talwiinder has finally dropped ‘Assay Passay’ the first glimpse from his highly anticipated EP ‘Paiinted Feeliings’. True to the world he has been building around the release, the song looks at the people and spaces around us and how much of who we are can be shaped by them without us even realising it.
In Punjabi, ‘Assay Passay’ refers to one’s surroundings. But for Talwiinder, the idea goes beyond what exists around you. The song explores how the people we spend time with can slowly mould the way we speak, behave, think and even see ourselves. Sometimes, that influence is so gradual that by the time you notice it, the person you once knew feels almost unfamiliar.
Speaking about Assay Passay and Paiinted Feeliings, Talwiinder says, “We made ‘Assay Passay’ during a freestyle session at a friend’s house on a rainy day. It wasn’t planned at all. As we kept working on it, this thought about how much the people around us can change us just stayed with me. Sometimes you don’t even notice that you’re becoming a different version of yourself. I think we all experience emotions that are difficult to explain or put into words, and Paiinted Feeliings came from that space for me, with each song capturing a different feeling, memory or moment.”
Written, composed and performed by Talwiinder, “Assay Passay” is produced by Dropped Out and mixed and mastered by NDS. Known for turning intimate emotions into immersive musical experiences, Talwiinder has carved a distinct space for himself with his signature ambient-pop sound, a sonic world that feels otherworldly yet deeply rooted in emotions that we all experience. With Assay Passay, he opens the door to the world of his forthcoming EP, Paiinted Feeliings, one built around feelings, memories, and moments that often go unspoken.
Talwiinder continues to turn everyday emotions, experiences and observations into a world that feels distinctly his own. At the heart of ‘Assay Passay’, the song leaves listeners with a question that feels both personal and universal: how much of who we are, actually belongs to us and how much comes from the world around us?
