The record, which blends shoegaze textures with a unifying thread of noise, is presented in chronological order to showcase Singh’s evolution from his first 2021 composition “I Saw You” to the more experimental tracks that close the set. Singh says the album’s narrative emerged when he realized that “noise” linked the songs together, prompting a title change from the working name “I Like Music.”
All eight tracks were produced largely by Singh himself, who begins each song with an instrumental sketch, layers humming melodies, and adds lyrics last. The final two songs feature live drums recorded in his Chennai bedroom by Nikhil Rajkumar, a drummer who also performs with local acts Godless and Demonic Resurrection.
Singh attributes the album’s lyrical vocabulary and aesthetic sensibility to Chennai’s vibrant film culture and its slower, close‑knit lifestyle, which he says have kept him “up to date with pop culture” and shaped his artistic voice.
Rather than reworking the earliest material, Singh deliberately left the 2021 track “I Saw You” largely untouched, describing it as an “innocent” snapshot of his then‑emerging sound. He believes preserving that rawness adds authenticity to the album, making it feel less like a polished debut and more like a documented journey of becoming.
Following the release, Sunflower Tape Machine is slated to perform a set at Music Matters in Singapore, one of Asia’s leading music‑industry conferences, marking the first major showcase of the new album outside India.