It all began at antiSOCIAL, Mumbai. Neither Adi nor Dishaan was the kind to go out all that much, but one evening, Destiny had plans. ‘We need to make music that's for people exactly like us, the Antisocial-social music. What would folks like us actually want to listen to? In a way that we can go out and actually just have a good time and forget about being conscious or not enjoying the music that's being currently played in places like that.’ Adi recently released a single, Bouquet, a celebration of the people in his life, ‘who are to him what flowers are to an empty vase.’ Dishaan and him also released a bundle-of-fun music video for their single, MIDNIGHT. In this conversation from our November 2025 Bookazine, they take us behind the scenes of their creative process.
From the start, the collaboration was about stepping into new territory, Dishaan explains, ‘Adi was doing strictly rap and I was doing indie singer-songwriter stuff. Coming together meant finding a new sound that neither of us could achieve alone.’ ‘That’s it, that’s the story.’ Was possibly the simplest summation from Adi.
The process of making Good Things Take Time is rooted in friendship and honesty. ‘We ended up having so much fun just hanging out and talking about music,’ says Dishaan, ‘It demands vulnerability and honesty, so our lived experiences, having friends over, going to clubs, heartbreaks, falling in love, started reflecting in the music.’ Songs like Look At Me capture the energy of being young and out in the world, while others show the opposite spectrum.
What holds it all together is their friendship. ‘Neither of us had collaborated with someone to this level before,’ reveals Adi, ‘We spent nearly two years on the album, often seven or eight hours a day together. That level of honesty became the foundation of the friendship. Without it, this album would not exist.’
‘The album is based on our shared experiences. We weren’t just talking about our separate lives but what was happening to us together. For example, for Remind Me; I came up with a nostalgic hook about falling in love but Adi was going through a breakup so the end of the song carries that opposite feeling. It was cool to capture both on the same track.’
The same spirit carries into the funky, breezy music video for While Away. ‘We shot the video in one day, from morning until evening, to capture what a day of just whiling away feels like. It was the first time either of us included our girlfriends in a video but it felt right because the song is about falling in love out of the blue. The album has always been about candid moments so the video had to reflect that. That is why it ends with a live show, to cap the rollout of the album.’ recalls Adi with a smile.
As for how the album should be heard, Dishaan is clear. ‘Ideally, put it on at a house party or when you’re with people you love hanging out with. This is not the music you listen to alone before bed. It is for raging, moving and having the best time of your life.’ ‘The takeaway is to be present in that moment,’ is Adi’s mantra.
Both musicians trace their relationship with music back to childhood. Dishaan started playing guitar at eleven and studied music in college. Adi picked up drums at twelve and began rapping at school talent shows. ‘After high school I took a gap year. I worked in an ad company but everything kept veering toward music. When I came back from studying music in college, I decided it was time to go all in.’
The making of Good Things Take Time was not without challenges. ‘The timeline was the worst thing’ for Adi. ‘We thought it would take eight months, but it stretched much longer. We were meticulous, redoing tracks like Walk multiple times. Eventually, we had to set a deadline and let go.’ To make progress, they often took two-week stints in Lonavala or Goa, living and working together around the clock.
As for what lies ahead, both are working on new albums. ‘I’m starting to come up with ideas for my own,’ Dishaan says, ‘It is softer, more band-like, simulating the feeling of four people playing together. I want it to feel alive.’ Adi is leaning toward grandeur. ‘I want it to be a big band with a choir. The lean into melody and singing has definitely come after this album and working with Dishaan.’
This is an article from our November 2025 Bookazine. For more such stories, browse our Bookazines here.
Words Neeraja Srinivasan
Photography @papacurry_ @danielabruham
Date 6.6.2026