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{{Infobox album
| name = Under the Lilac Sky
| type = studio album
| artist = Arushi Jain
| cover = Under the lilac sky cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = July 9, 2021
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| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical]]
* [[Electronic music|electronic]]
* [[modular synthesizer]]
}}
| length =
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| prev_title = With & Without
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = Delight
| next_year = 2024
}}

'''''Under the Lilac Sky''''' is the second studio album by Indian composer Arushi Jain. It was released on July 9, 2021, via Leaving Records.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Kalia |first=Ammar |date=2021-06-25 |title=Arushi Jain: Under the Lilac Sky review – ragas for beautiful sunsets |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/jun/25/arushi-jain-under-the-lilac-sky-review-leaving-records |access-date=2024-06-04 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Kappal |first=Bhanuj |title=Arushi Jain: Under the Lilac Sky |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/arushi-jain-under-the-lilac-sky/ |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Background ==
'''Arushi Jain''' is an Indian composer who grew up in [[New Delhi]] and lived there for 18 years.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite magazine |last=Male |first=Andrew |date=November 2021 |title=Under the Lilac Sky |url=https://archive.org/details/mojo-november-2021/page/86/mode/1up |magazine=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]] |page=86}}</ref> She began singing with her family at age eight and began vocal training.<ref name=":3">{{Cite magazine |last=Dale |first=Jon |date=October 2021 |title=Under the Lilac Sky |url=https://archive.org/details/uncut-october-2021/page/34/mode/2up |magazine=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]] |page=34}}</ref> She studied at the [[Center for computer research in music and acoustics|Center for Computer Research in Music]] at [[Stanford University]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /> She was based in [[Brooklyn]] as of 2021.<ref name=":2" /> Jain finished writing ''Under the Lilac Sky'' during COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mackintosh |first=Hamish |date=2024-05-09 |title="I'm speaking a musical language with the modular synthesizer as my pen": Meet Arushi Jain, the "modular princess" using synths to reimagine Indian classical music |url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/arushi-jain-interview |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=MusicRadar |language=en}}</ref> Most of the pieces were composed for a performance at Alsisar Mahal in [[Rajasthan]].<ref name=":1" />

== Music ==
''Under the Lilac Sky'' blends [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical]] music [[raga]]s with [[modular synthesizer]]s.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> As well, elements of [[Drone music|drone]] and [[New Age|new age]] are used.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> Each of the six tracks represents a specific time in the transition from day to night.<ref name=":0" />

== Critical reception ==
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Ammar Kalia (''[[The Guardian]]'')
| rev1score = {{stars|4|5}}
| rev2 = Bhanuj Kappal (''[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]]'')
| rev2score = 7.6 / 10
| rev3 = Andrew Male (''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'')
| rev3score = {{stars|4|5}}
| rev4 = Jon Dale (''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]'')
| rev4score = 8 / 10
}}
''Under the Lilac Sky'' received positive reviews from ''[[The Guardian]]'', [[Mojo (magazine)|''Mojo'']], [[Uncut (magazine)|''Uncut'']], and [[Pitchfork (website)|''Pitchfork'']] writers.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />

== References ==
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[[Category:2021 albums]]
[[Category:Classical albums by Indian artists]]
[[Category:Electronic albums by Indian artists]]
[[Category:Hindustani classical music albums]]

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