Varsha Thapa was born and raised in Kathmandu, Nepal, where she fell in love with the classical Nepali and Indian music her parents played. Now living in New York, with a wide array of influences of the year, she started making music of her own.
She has followed up her 2020 debut EP, Adhuro, with her new single, “Damaged Planet.” The sparse devastating track carries an ethereal folk charm that is bathed in a haunted quality that pierces deep through the soul. It has hallmarks of classic folk as well as traces of her roots, finding a way to make the folk genre seem revitalized.
Or as she describes the song:
An individual reflecting on their feelings for someone they may have loved however coming to terms with the fact that they were wrong for them because loving that person meant hurting themselves further. Therefore allowing the heart to guide them back to “Self”. Self is seen as home that needs love, care and nourishment. A home, they usually came back to otherwise, to find their strength and their understanding of love is now lacking of those elements because a lot of it has been poured onto the outside world.
Enjoy a spin of “Damaged Planet” now below.
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