Best New Band In The World Live Stream 2011
New Delhi, India

Half Step Down — “Knocking”

Even on an acoustic version of one of their grunge rock songs, you can tell these guys really know how to turn it up a notch. The track “Knocking,” from their debut Overtures in OuterSpace, speeds up to the point that you fear for the guitarists’ fingers — man, can they strum. Filmed late on night, just before the monsoons (so the city was baking daily) in the Delhi home of the lead-singer Dheval, the video is an intimate glimpse at a band that typically plays big, beery clubs.

Back to the Special Feature: Indian Rock Music Breaks Through