Punjabi artist Nirvair Pannu has come a long way since his breakout 2018 song “Pistol”. He released four albums between 2023 and early 2025 alone—but his fifth, NirvairNess, taps deeper into his essence with more soul-searching songwriting. Pannu has steadily moved into modern Punjabi pop over bhangra, and there’s no better indicator of how well it suits him than club-ready yet sombre songs like “Wish” and “Dil”. There’s synth-pop on “Why” and just a hint of Punjabi folk on “Efforts”, making NirvairNess a must-listen for those self-reflective hours.