It’s hard to escape the influence of Parmish Verma in modern Punjabi pop culture. Armed with his trademark sonorous voice, the multifaceted artist has built an enviable body of work—as singer, producer, actor and director—and accumulated a legion of fans in the process. Verma’s use of novel production techniques stands out in particular: skittering beats meet his easy vox on “Le Chakk Main Aa Gaya” and he deploys a winning combination of autotune and sub-bass on “Neat”. It makes for an oeuvre of thoroughly contemporary and compelling Punjabi tunes—from an icon who’s here to stay.