Humeysha2015-2025
Humeysha is the recording project and songwriting vehicle of Zain Alam.

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“Pulled from a singular palette of source material, but translating the inspiration into something entirely distinct. Specifically, Alam is able to uncover Eastern sounds out of Western instruments in a way that defies the standard impression of either.” - Stereogum

“Draws from a range of influences, from My Bloody Valentine, to the cinematic extravagance of Bollywood, to the gyrating percussions of Qawwali, a genre of devotional Sufi music known for its rhythm and lyricism. The result is a refined family of sounds that braids South Asian soundscapes into a distinctive favor of spacious psych-pop.” - Pacific Standard

“A marvelously mellow kind of psych-pop, clean and sparkly like a diamond baguette, dappled with Bollywood-toned lilts.” - Vice

“Distinct songs equally informed by a childhood listening to Bollywood music and by the sounds heard in India.” - Village Voice 

“Integrates Indian influences and Western pop in psychedelic ways that would make George Harrison proud.” - The Deli Magazine

“Humeysha melts modal guitars and puja bells with a reverbed vocal that scans as post-Panda Bear, but with less Brian Wilson and more fodder for mantra." - Revolt
“By the passage of time, man is in a state of loss indeed.” (103:1-2)
زين العابدين