Sundara Karma
Sundara Karma are an English rock band formed in 2011 in Reading, England. The band consists of lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Oscar Pollock, lead guitarist Ally Baty, bassist Dom Cordell and drummer Haydn Evans. The band's name is derived from Sanskrit words, meaning ""Beautiful Karma"". History. 2011–2016: Formation and early years. Sundara Karma formed in 2011 while they were teenagers in high school. In 2013, after uploading an early demo to SoundCloud, the band were offered to be the opening support for several major acts. The next three years saw the band touring relentlessly across the  United Kingdom and Europe while also putting out music that would later feature on their debut album, "Youth Is Only Ever Fun in Retrospect". 2017–2018: "Youth is Only Ever Fun In Retrospect". In January 2017, Sundara Karma released their debut album titled "Youth Is Only Ever Fun in Retrospect" via Sony Music and Chess Club. It peaked at number 24 on the UK Albums Chart and received "Silver Certification" from British Phonographic Industry. In May 2017, they announced an upgrade to their debut album via social media, adding the tracks "Explore", "Lakhey", and "Another Word For Beautiful" to the original  track listing. 2019–2020: "Ulfilas' Alphabet" and "Kill Me". On 1 March 2019, Sundara Karma released their second studio album, "Ulfilas' Alphabet", under RCA Records. "Ulfilas' Alphabet" was produced by Stuart Price and Alex Robertshaw. The album peaked at number 28 on the UK Albums Chart. "Ulfilas' Alphabet" received positive reviews from "The Guardian", "NME", "Dork" , "DIY" and others. In May 2020, the band shared three singles titled "Today, Tomorrow, Yesterday", "Invade Safe Space" and "Vision Sick" via SoundCloud. These were unreleased songs from the recording of their 2019 album "Ulfilas’ Alphabet". On 1 October 2020, Sundara Karma released their single  Kill Me via Chess Club Records. On 24 October 2020, they released their EP "Kill Me" consisting of 5 songs, including the song of the same name released at the start of the month. 2021–present: "Oblivion!". On 17 September 2021, nearly a year after their fourth EP, the band premiered the single "Godsend". In February 2022, it was followed by the release of the title track off their fifth EP, "Oblivion!". The EP was released on 1 April 2022.