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Asim Azhar Releases 'Asim Ali,' His First Fully Independent Album

The 10-track project presents his most vulnerable writing in a fully self-directed release.

Overview

  • The album is out on streaming with 10 tracks, including Strangers featuring rapper Talha Anjum.
  • Azhar wrote and composed every song, with production by Kumail Abbas, mixing by Jokhay, and mastering by Rooshan.
  • He characterizes the record as his most honest work, saying many songs were written in a vulnerable period.
  • A pre-release video showed him playing the final masters to his mother, continuing his long-standing first-listen tradition.
  • Azhar and press reports say pre-saves set a national record for a Pakistani album, and early fan reactions have praised its candor.