Mumbai, 22nd September 2026: Talwiinder has officially unveiled ‘Assay Passay,’ the first song from his much-anticipated EP ‘Paiinted Feeliings,’ opening a new chapter in his immersive musical world. Following days of cryptic hints, clues and decoding by his community, the artist has finally revealed the first glimpse of the upcoming project. The Punjabi phrase ‘Assay Passay’ refers to one’s surroundings, but Talwiinder takes the idea deeper, exploring how the people and spaces around us can quietly shape who we become. The song examines how relationships and environments can influence the way we speak, behave, think and even perceive ourselves, often without us realising the transformation taking place.
For Talwiinder, ‘Assay Passay’ began organically during an unplanned freestyle session, eventually developing into a reflection on identity and influence. Speaking about Assay Passay and Paiinted Feeliings, Talwiinder says, “We made ‘Assay Passay’ during a freestyle session at a friend’s house on a rainy day. It wasn’t planned at all. As we kept working on it, this thought about how much the people around us can change us just stayed with me. Sometimes you don’t even notice that you’re becoming a different version of yourself. I think we all experience emotions that are difficult to explain or put into words, and Paiinted Feeliings came from that space for me, with each song capturing a different feeling, memory or moment.”
Watch the song here:
Written, composed and performed by Talwiinder, ‘Assay Passay’ is produced by Dropped Out and mixed and mastered by NDS. The release continues Talwiinder’s distinctive approach to transforming intimate emotions and everyday observations into immersive musical experiences. His signature ambient-pop sound creates an atmospheric space around the song, allowing its central idea to unfold gradually. Rather than presenting identity as something fixed, ‘Assay Passay’ considers how our surroundings can become part of us over time. The people we meet, places we inhabit and experiences we collect can influence our emotional world, sometimes creating versions of ourselves that feel unfamiliar when we finally stop to notice them.
‘Assay Passay’ sets the emotional tone for Talwiinder’s upcoming EP ‘Paiinted Feeliings,’ a project built around feelings, memories and moments that are often difficult to put into words. The song leaves listeners with a question that feels both personal and universal: how much of who we are actually belongs to us, and how much comes from the world around us? With its introspective theme and atmospheric sound, the release offers an early glimpse into the emotional universe Talwiinder is creating with the EP. ‘Assay Passay’ is now available for listeners, marking the beginning of a new musical journey shaped by observation, memory and the complicated emotions that quietly influence who we become.

