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Indian rock band From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Avora Records (abbreviated as AR) is an Indian indie rock band from Aizawl, Mizoram formed in 2012.
In 2018, the band released its debut singles Sunday & 23:00. In 2019, they released If You're Not Sweating To This Then Honey You're Not 90's and Waltz Of The Foolish Youth in 2020. The band's debut album, Comedians On Drugs[1] was released on 1 October 2020.
They gained nationwide attention after winning Sennheiser Top 50 Season 3[2][3] and Hornbill International Rock Contest[4][5] in 2017.
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2012–2016: History
The group was formed in 2012 by Khos (Lalkhawsiama), Mamaa Ralte (Vanlalmuanpuia) and Ruata[6] in Aizawl, Mizoram. It was initially formed as a side-project to record songs and upload them on SoundCloud and YouTube. Avora Records gets its name from Mamaa's father Marova.[7]
2017–2018: Initial years as a band, touring, Sunday & 23:00
The band's initial years have been touring and playing across India at various music competitions to open-air music festivals.[8]
The band went on to do shows in Guwahati, Delhi, Aizawl, Hard Rock Cafe in Mumbai, NH7 Weekender[9][10] in Meghalaya,[11] Orange Festival[12]
In 2018, the band toured across North-east India with multiple shows in Aizawl, Dimapur, Guwahati, Jowai and Shillong.[13] They also performed at Hard Rock Cafe Mumbai, Ziro Festival[14][15] of Arunachal Pradesh[16] and Hornbill Festival of Nagaland. The same year, the band released their debut single Sunday[17] and 23:00 - the first song they wrote together as a band in 2015. Rolling Stones India featured the music video of Sunday in their ‘10 Best Indian Music Videos of 2018’ article.[18]
2019–present: IYANSTTTHYN90's & Comedians On Drugs
The band went to perform at Udaipur World Music Festival[19][20] in Udaipur, NH7 Weekender[21][22] at Meghalaya,[23] concerts in Assam, Delhi, Mizoram and Meghalaya. They released their third single If You're Not Sweating To This Then Honey You're Not 90's[24][25] (abbreviated as 'IYANSTTTHYN90's') in August 2019 and their fourth single Waltz Of The Foolish Youth in May 2020 featuring Pangpari from Flowerpot. Their debut album, Comedians On Drugs was released on 1 October 2020,[26][27][28]
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