Every once in awhile you come across a hidden gem. That is exactly what we have from Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Ajay Mathur, a native of India and Swiss resident. Little Boat is the latest from Mathur. Previous releases include A Matter of Time (2011), Come See Conquer’ (2013) and 9 to 3 (2015), an album that earned him a Grammy nomination in 2017 and spent 128 weeks on the European Indie Music Chart.
Little Boat is an album a of defiance and resilience. Mathur welcomes us into his personal life, his trials and tribulations. He doesn’t shy away from his failures or shortcomings either. It is an honest look into the conditions of a man who has been around and been through a few things. But, Little Boat is also an album of hope, of gaining strength through life’s difficult situations and coming out stronger. Mathur shows us his range and experience with genre crossing sounds from, rock, punk rock, native Indian instrumentals, and world sounds. Take a listen to the title track Little Boat and the rest of the album when you need a lift.
