Prateek Kuhad goes pop on his latest single “Just A Word,” after years of primarily being known as a folksy singer-songwriter whose weapon of choice was an acoustic guitar. The soothing song arrives with a music video that sees Kuhad as a protagonist after long and also marks the announcement of his second full-length album The Way That Lovers Do.

Kuhad said in a statement about the song, “I wanted to write something that was a bit more pop for fun, compared to my older, folksier stuff.” Among the 11 tracks off The Way That Lovers Do, “Just A Word” is Kuhad’s paciest song, unraveling a wholly different vocal cadence from the artist best known for songs like “Cold/Mess,” “Kasoor” and “Tum Jab Paas.” The newest lot of songs were recorded at Bear Creek Studios in Seattle with producer Ryan Hadlock, best known for his work with indie/folk favorites The Lumineers’ self-titled album (2012) and singer-songwriter Vance Joy’s Dream Your Life Away (2014). The singer-songwriter added about the album, “Being at Bear Creek and working quite solitary, I worked with a lot of sounds and production techniques that were new for me. This record feels like the most ‘me’ in that sense – it really is exactly what I wanted to do.”

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