Upamanyu Mukherjee’s - Negotiating Oxytocin: An AltPop album of disarming honesty. Negotiating Oxytocin, the debut album of 16-year-old Pune-based composer, lyricist, and singer Upamanyu Mukherjee, debuted at No.1 on the iTunes Top 100 Albums in India Chart on 12 August. The album, which stayed in the Top 10 over the weekend, has been co-produced by Mukherjee and is placed in the emerging Alternative Pop, Alt Rock and Experimental Pop genres. It comprises seven tracks that address a range of subject matter from poignant love to alienation to passion. The album is already being perceived as an innovative work in English language music, thanks to the three singles already released. “Remarkable songwriting for one so young,” says Mastering Engineering Donal Whelan of Hafod Mastering, Wales. Mukherjee’s co-producer, Onkar Tarkase, an established sound engineer and producer with 15 years of experience under his belt feels the album reflects the originality of Mukherjee’s personality. “The album captures the depths of emotions Upamanyu has dealt with.
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