Ten Years of the Map Easy Wanderlings

Easy Wanderlings has had a remarkable decade of creating beautiful music. They’ve always treated their music as more important than the people making it. Musicians have come and gone, line-ups have shifted, and life has taken its members in different directions, yet the music has remained the constant.

Ten years on, that ethos still holds, even as the eight musicians at its core continue to grow together. As Easy Wanderlings marks a decade of making music with its Ten Years on the Map tour, they reflect on the bond that has kept them together, the evolution of their sound, and why the journey has always mattered more than the destination.

Ten years on, the same eight musicians are still making music together. What do you think has allowed Easy Wanderlings to retain that sense of togetherness and creative curiosity for so long?
Sanyanth (founder, songwriter) : We’ve shared an important part of our lives together, our 20s and now our 30s, and somewhere along the way, we’ve built a very strong bond. More importantly, we’ve always believed in our music. Primarily, I think that’s what has kept us together and being an independent band for this long requires everyone to constantly make sacrifices, whether it’s time, money, or putting the needs of the collective ahead of our individual lives. If we didn’t like what we’re making this simply wouldn’t happen.

We’ve kept showing up, to write, rehearse, record, perform, and grow together as musicians and as people. Before we knew it, ten years had passed. The music brought us together, kept us together, and still has a way of bringing us back from wherever life takes us. Priorities change, people change, and the world changes quickly, so I’m incredibly grateful that we’ve had each other through such an important chapter of our lives, doing something we all genuinely love.

The Ten Years on the Map tour takes you through cafés, heritage homes, art spaces, hotels and community venues rather than conventional concert halls. What does changing the setting do to the way you experience your own music, and what do you hope audiences take away from these more intimate shows?
Sanyanth: Silence is an important ingredient in really soaking into music and allowing it to take you somewhere. Our lyrics and storytelling are a big part of what we do, and our music is quite dynamic emotionally; the set or the surroundings can play a big role in taking people through a range of feelings. In louder spaces like bars, we sometimes find that the slower, deeper songs can struggle to land because there’s so much else competing for attention. We’ve wanted to create these kinds of listening spaces for a long time, so it feels special to finally find beautiful venues across the country where people can come primarily for the music, be present with it, and hopefully leave with a beautiful memory.

Has the way you approach writing or performing changed in all these years?
Sanyanth: Absolutely. I think that’s a natural part of growing as a person and as a musician. The way I see and experience the world has changed over the years, and my musical influences and curiosities have deepened too. You can hear that evolution across our releases, in the moods, genres, instrumentation and the way we approach songwriting. At the same time, there’s always been a thread connecting everything we’ve made. I think that comes from the fact that, underneath all the changes, we’re still the same people making music together…there’s something inherently Easy Wanderlings about it that we don’t have to consciously try to hold on to.

Mellow, your new single with Mali, feels like the beginning of a new chapter for the band. What can you tell us about the emotional and sonic world of the forthcoming album, and how does it reflect where Easy Wanderlings are today?
Sharad Rao (Guitarist): To us, this album is a bridge between the music we’ve released so far and the new chapter ahead. Our earlier releases leaned more towards an acoustic-folk sound, while our last EP, Caught in a Parade, brought in more soul and funk, with a slightly darker sonic and thematic tone. The new album, Still an Ember feels like a culmination of everything we’ve explored so far, while also hinting at a more evolved Wanderlings sound that we’ve been developing.

You're also documenting the people, food, landscapes and local cultures you encounter along the tour. After a decade of making music around ideas of travel and human connection, is the journey itself becoming as important to Easy Wanderlings as the music?
Shardul Bapat (Violinist): The journey has always been a core part of who we are. Exploring places, indulging in culture, interacting with locals are things that mean a great deal to us. These experiences affect the way we perceive the world and they find their ways into our songs every so often. May we continue to travel and gain experiences from places even further away and broaden our worldview even more.

Words Hansika Lohani
Date 27.8.2026