Alluri (musician)

Shriram Alluri is an indie rock musician and songwriter from Hyderabad, India. He currently resides in the United Kingdom. Alluri was raised in India, He relocated to the UK first as a student Alluri cites The Smiths, Joy Division, David Bowie, The Doves and Nick Cave as influences on his work. Franz Ferdinand ) on the single Evari Kosam (For Who’s Sake), his first recording to feature vocals performed in his native tongue, Telugu. His 2018 single Don’t Lose Touch With was recorded with Glen Matlock of the Sex Pistols after Matlock saw and tweeted a video of Alluri’s live Telugu language cover version of Anarchy in the UK. When asked by Indian press as to what got him working with Alluri, Matlock said, “If somebody knows what they’re doing, they have some drive, and they’ve got a certain degree of accomplishment on their instrument, they kind of look alright. I think he’s got all of that. I find him interesting.” Matlock produced the single, working with Alluri and Tommaso Colliva in Italy. In interviews supporting the release of his 2018 Telugu language album O Katha: Tales of This Telugu Man, Alluri has stated that following the release of his 2015 album he experienced an identit