If Fuzon’s More saiyaan and Tere bina made their way to Nagesh Kukunoor’s Hyderabad Blues: 2, their former vocalist Shafqat Amanat Ali had Bollywood on fire with the song Mitwa in Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna. Ali has since left the band, to be replaced by Rameez Mukhtar. But the signature tune hasn’t changed — the guitarist Shallum Asher Xavier’s riff is still enchanting; Imran Momina’s keyboard still makes those silken notes that became a rage with their debut album Sagar in 2002.

“Since our first album we have travelled a lot and worked with various musicians from the world over. In this album, you can find our musical progression,” says Xavier who founded the band with Momina in 2001. But why did it take six long years for their second album? “Shafqat was caught up in his personal projects. But for us the band comes first and we had to find a vocalist,” says Emu.

The 10-track album is dominated by simple melodies and love lyrics, with singles like Neend na aaye showing an expert fusion of the East and the West. “It is once again a fusion of eastern ragas and western rhythmic patterns but, simply put it, is music done tastefully,” smiles Xavier.