Prateek Kuhad

It is the spaces which bring our vulnerabilities to the surface and force us to look at our true selves that appear to enchant Prateek Kuhad. Lauded by Rolling Stone India as “one of the country’s leading singer-songwriters,” Kuhad’s cinematic songwriting reminds us that great music can often make intimacy feel expansive. Born and raised in India, Prateek left for university to New York City, where a culture that claps for pursuing art for the sake of it clarified his world view. This transition uniquely informed Kuhad’s core songwriting style — driven by his own stream of consciousness, raw but heavily layered.

A pair of early EPs, one in English and one in Hindi, put Kuhad on the map. His full-length debut in 2017, In Tokens and Charms, earned Kuhad an MTV Europe Music Award, and the single “Oh Love” captured first place in the prestigious International Songwriting Competition. NPR’s feature as “one to watch” at SXSW previewed the international acclaim that would follow. In 2018, “cold/mess” debuted at #1 on Spotify India and made him one of the platform’s most-streamed artists. International media quickly took note, and US Weekly praised his music as “beautifully haunting.” He maintained this momentum with “Kasoor” in 2020, which became the first independently released track in India to claim the #1 spot on Apple Music’s all-genre chart. Released in 2022, The Way That Lovers Do earned new fanfare, with “Co2” now becoming his most-streamed track on Spotify.

Two albums and four EPs later, Kuhad continues to defy predictive algorithms, straddling between worlds, writing bilingually, and remaining true to his own definitions. Kuhad has headlined festivals like Lollapalooza India and sold out headline tours across North America, Europe, UK, Asia, and the Middle East. 2026 marks the arrival of Kuhad’s third studio album, Full Moon Chamber, via Atlantic Records. Created between New York and Los Angeles, the project explores themes of love, identity, and emotional transformation — capturing a period of both personal and artistic evolution.

Like the boy next door, he faithfully reads up on world politics, business, and tech, is charmed by vintage cameras, digs long walks, and swears by his mother’s cooking. His only complaint is that his dog doesn’t travel well.