1
: one of the ancient traditional melodic patterns or modes in Indian music
2
: an improvisation based on a traditional raga compare tala entry 1
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The Peace Corps guy had a sitar, and would play morning, noon and evening ragas as America rolled by outside. ...
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Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Listening can feel like stumbling through a landscape that is both brutal and stunning, comprising raga drone and haunted violin screeches as well as beautifully woozy stoner rock and idyllic birdsong, all colliding into unexpected forms.
—David Glickman, Pitchfork, 14 Jan. 2026
The title track is an infectiously groovy, eighteen-minute improvisation for electric keyboards, in which quicksilver tendrils of melody appear and recede, shimmering in the style of Indian raga.
—William Robin, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
Not much of the raga influence we were promised is in those vocals but holding out hope for the rest of the album.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2024
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Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Listening can feel like stumbling through a landscape that is both brutal and stunning, comprising raga drone and haunted violin screeches as well as beautifully woozy stoner rock and idyllic birdsong, all colliding into unexpected forms.
—David Glickman, Pitchfork, 14 Jan. 2026
The title track is an infectiously groovy, eighteen-minute improvisation for electric keyboards, in which quicksilver tendrils of melody appear and recede, shimmering in the style of Indian raga.
—William Robin, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
Not much of the raga influence we were promised is in those vocals but holding out hope for the rest of the album.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2024
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“Raga.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raga. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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