{"id":2094489,"date":"2025-10-16T03:32:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T03:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2094489"},"modified":"2025-10-16T03:32:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T03:32:50","slug":"diljit-dosanjhs-new-album-aura-is-both-a-declaration-of-love-and-a-roar-against-naysayers-but-karan-aujla-has-already-done-this-music-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/diljit-dosanjhs-new-album-aura-is-both-a-declaration-of-love-and-a-roar-against-naysayers-but-karan-aujla-has-already-done-this-music-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Diljit Dosanjh\u2019s new album AURA is both a declaration of love and a roar against naysayers; but Karan Aujla has already done this | Music News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"pcl-full-content\">\n<p><strong>Diljit Dosanjh AURA Album Review: <\/strong>The Punjabi music industry today is as overcrowded as Rajiv Chowk metro station on a Monday morning. Imagine the average commuter trying to get to Gurgaon\u2014that\u2019s your everyday Punjabi artist chasing fame and success. Just like the commuter gets pushed around from all sides, the artist is constantly caught between following current trends and staying true to their own voice. For most of Diljit Dosanjh\u2019s new album, it feels like he\u2019s taking the predictable, well-trodden path\u2014until, suddenly, he switches lanes and surprises you.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"custom-caption\"> (Photo: Instagram\/Diljit Dosanjh)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The album starts where almost all Punjabi pop albums of recent times start, with a little romantic number (*cough* Karan Aujla). \u2018Senorita\u2019 starts with classical guitar playing in the background, and trap beats soon take over the song. Diljit forsakes alcohol for this mystery woman and compares her skin to cappuccino (this album has really weird similes), and producer MixSingh makes the right decision by letting the guitar play on its own after each hook, keeping the listener engaged.<\/p>\n<p><ev-engagement group-name=\"contentLogin\"\/><ev-engagement group-name=\"myNotification\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ev-meter-content ie-premium-content-block\"><img class=\"lazyloading\" decoding=\"async\" data-lazy-type=\"lazyloading-image\" src=\"https:\/\/data.indianexpress.com\/election2019\/track_1x1.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/data.indianexpress.com\/election2019\/track_1x1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1px\" height=\"1px\" style=\"display:none;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ALSO READ: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Taylor Swift is so happy in \u2018The Life of a Showgirl\u2019 that she made the same song 12 times over; and she does love Travis Kelce\" href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/entertainment\/music\/taylor-swift-is-so-happy-in-the-life-of-a-showgirl-that-she-made-the-same-song-12-times-over-10285161\/\" class=\"\">Taylor Swift is so happy in \u2018The Life of a Showgirl\u2019 that she made the same song 12 times over; and she does love Travis Kelce<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"osv-ad-class\" style=\"background-color: #f2f2f2;height: 375px;margin-bottom: 15px;\">\n<p>Story continues below this ad<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The next track, \u2018Kufar\u2019, is where the correlations start getting weirder, and Diljit decides to sing about things no Punjabi artist has ever dared to sing about before: yoga and Picasso. The music alone makes up for a disingenuous pop song, but our man from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noamphtml\" class=\"keywordtourl\" href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/section\/cities\/jalandhar\/\">Jalandhar<\/a> saves it. \u2018You and Me\u2019 has the artist singing about how fights and disagreements in a relationship are also important, but the lyrics and the music don\u2019t seem to agree with each other.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kufar I Official Video | Diljit Dosanjh I Manushi Chhillar | Aura I Raj Ranjodh I Mix Singh\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WVq1siHnPxI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Charmer is the most forgettable track from this album, as it learns nothing from the previous two songs and just keeps continuing with the same sound. The only thing unique about the whole song is the saxophone plug-in that plays after the first verse and hook; also, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/entertainment\/music\/how-asha-bhosle-ruled-instagram-40-years-after-this-songs-release-which-gen-z-couldnt-get-enough-of-10232028\/\" class=\"\">just get someone to play a real saxophone.<\/a> It sounds too much like a product of a keyboard, and not the musical kind.<\/p>\n<p>ALSO READ: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u2018100 listeners to 8.5 mn in a year\u2019: Spotify India exec on Bollywood music losing popularity, rise of indie-pop and artistes you need to check out now\" href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/entertainment\/music\/100-listeners-to-8-5-mn-in-a-year-spotify-india-exec-on-bollywood-music-losing-popularity-rise-of-indie-pop-and-artistes-you-need-to-check-out-now-10282408\/\" class=\"\">\u2018100 listeners to 8.5 mn in a year\u2019: Spotify India exec on Bollywood music losing popularity, rise of indie-pop and artistes you need to check out now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But this is where Diljit luckily forgets that he is making a romantic album, and \u2018Ban\u2019 starts playing. Now you might think with everything that was going on with Diljit\u2019s Sardaarji 3, this would be sort of his answer to everyone who called for banning or boycotting, and you would be right (cue <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noamphtml\" class=\"keywordtourl\" href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/about\/amitabh-bachchan\/\">Amitabh Bachchan<\/a> saying Saat Crore!) From the very first note, this Intense produced instrumental sounds completely out of place in the album, making it the perfect break from all the love that was suffocating you for the first few songs. A special shoutout to Raj Ranjodh for the lyrics of this song. Sardar Khehra pulls an Eminem on Diljit\u2019s Jay-Z and delivers one of the best features on the \u2018GOAT\u2019 singer\u2019s track in a long time. Except for the ban, he also mentions an FIR, but this is Punjabi pop, so it could be anything, right?<\/p>\n<div class=\"adboxtop adsizes\">\n<p>Story continues below this ad<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-caption\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"435\" height=\"313\" class=\"lazyloading size-full wp-image-10308552\" data-lazy-type=\"lazyloading-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2025\/10\/Diljit-2.jpg\" alt=\"Diljit Dosanjh\"\/> (Photo: Instagram\/Diljit Dosanjh)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2018Ban\u2019 also serves the purpose of being like a well-cooked chicken patty between two pieces of stale bread and vegetables. The top bun was \u2018Charmer\u2019 and the bottom one was \u2018Balle Balle\u2019. We move as quickly as possible from that song to \u2018Gunda\u2019, which starts with a soft melody on piano before Diljit tells all college kids to make all questionable decisions on two or four wheels (they would have done it anyway). The actual beat is a surprise, and 604Blizzy makes a reference to Notorious BIG\u2019s verse from the song Notorious Thugs, which the East Coast rapper performed with Bone Thugs N\u2019 Harmony. The rest of the song is a blur.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ban I Diljit Dosanjh I Aura | Raj Ranjodh I Intense I Sardar Khehra\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lGTnGMO0AoI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The final leg of the album starts with \u2018Mahiya\u2019 starting like a song from a Ranbir Kapoor movie, and the hook sounds like \u2018Mere Sohneya\u2019 from Kabir Singh. But it hardly sounds like a case of interpolation, and the song in itself traipses through the album. We then get to \u2018Broken Soul\u2019, and oh my god! Who broke Diljit\u2019s heart? I guess the title of the song should have prepared my amygdala for gut-wrenching lyrics. The melody is nice, and it goes away and comes back at the same time, adding some weight to the already heavy vocals of Diljit.<\/p>\n<p>ALSO READ: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Lucky Ali can be credited for indie-pop music, but he cannot be blamed for Anuv Jain\" href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/entertainment\/music\/lucky-ali-can-be-credited-for-indie-pop-music-but-he-cannot-be-blamed-for-anuv-jain-10257963\/\" class=\"\">Lucky Ali can be credited for indie-pop music, but he cannot be blamed for Anuv Jain<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The singer ends the album with God Bless, and I learnt from the mistake I made in the previous track and prepared myself for a deeply spiritual song. Except that it wasn\u2019t a deeply spiritual song, and it was the hip hop track of the entire album. Sunny Malton and Offgrid have crushed the production on this, and Diljit is sounding like <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noamphtml\" class=\"keywordtourl\" href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/about\/sidhu-moose-wala\/\">Sidhu Moosewala<\/a> of the yesteryears. The \u2018Old Skool\u2019 type flow during the hook of the song is on point, and this honestly has the potential of being the most played song from the album.<\/p>\n<div class=\"adboxtop adsizes\">\n<p>Story continues below this ad<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"God Bless I Diljit Dosanjh I Aura I Ranbir Singh | Sunny Malton\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v71R0MesbSg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Most of AURA sounds like the playlist your friend listens to after starting a romantic relationship, and the rest of the album sounds like the songs you would play to stop thinking about being single or your relationship. The entire format of the song and the combination of the songs would have made more sense if Karan Aujla hadn\u2019t done the same in his latest album, P-Pop Culture. Romantic party songs paired with high-octane songs to help your late-night driving sessions. Diljit has done this before, but this time the album is less impactful because of its timing. Still, songs like \u2018God Bless\u2019, \u2018Kufar\u2019, \u2018Mahiya\u2019 and even \u2018Ban\u2019 are bound to keep their head above water in people\u2019s playlists for some time, until this passenger\/artist finds the right train.<\/p>\n<section class=\"stories_fu_widget\" id=\"myie_stories_list_10308201\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '444470064056909');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source indianexpress.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diljit Dosanjh AURA Album Review: The Punjabi music industry today is as overcrowded as Rajiv Chowk metro station on a Monday morning. 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