Dreek gets ready to rev

Dreek, one of the most active rock bands of the country, has had an album in the pipeline for a while now. After teasing fans with release of three songs on Radio Foorti last year, the band is finally going full throttle ahead to release their first, self-titled album at the end of the month.

According to the band's front-man Saif, about 80% of the album's work is done, and the band has extensively booked dates at the Bengal Studio from Jan 1-15, determined to finish the work. Of the 10 songs expected to feature, three have found airtime throughout last year: “Tarunner Michile” and “Notun Alo” have made the radio station's 'Hot 100' list, with the other track “Golok Dhadhaye” – released on December 29 – is also faring well. The band is sticking to its hard rock roots for the album, although it will have two power ballads and an acoustic number. As the song titles suggest, the band's lyrical theme more often than not is about positivity, youth and energy; all of them have been written by the band's bassist Rahi.

With physical album sales on a steep decline, Dreek's album release plan is primarily online, although they will bring out a Collector's Edition CD, possibly a little later in the year.

Dreek, founded in 2002, has been fairly popular with rock music fans. They have four released tracks to their credit: “Opurnota”, “Adhar Manush” and “Khuji Tomaye” in band mixed albums and their tribute to Kazi Nazrul Islam with “Jhornar moto Chonchol” released online. The band's current lineup is Saif (vocal), Ratul (guitar), Upal (drums) and Rahi (bass).