The highs and lows of an indie band in Nepal

For Phosphenes, an indie band formed in 2016, the success of their recent song is still not indicative of a sustainable indie scene in Nepal.

Phosphenes have been the talk of the town in recent weeks thanks to their viral new song ‘ Yestai Nai Hola ’. With a refreshing take on the all-too-familiar lethargic nature of Nepali bureaucracy, the song features a retro 70s-style protagonist stumbling through Nepal from the 70s to the present and to the distant future.