Kula Shaker
The band are known for their interest in traditional Indian music, culture, and mysticism, with a number of their most famous songs, including "Tattva" and "Govinda", featuring lyrics written in Sanskrit. The name Kula Shaker was itself inspired by King Kulasekhara, an Indian emperor from the 8th century. In addition, many of the band's songs feature traditional Indian instruments, such as the sitar, tamboura, and tabla, juxtaposed with guitar-heavy, Western rock instrumentation. Despite achieving commercial success, Kula Shaker were unpopular with many critics, with "The Observer"'s Simon Price describing them in 2014 as a "joke band".
Uh Huh Her (band)
In 2016, Camilia Grey and Leisha Hailey decided to take a break from Uh Huh Her, stating "...We decided after our “Future Souls” tour to take time off to pursue other endeavors. You could officially say we are on a “hiatus” of sorts. We feel like we needed to take this break to bring some new magic into our music and give our other loves some attention…Leisha has been back to acting, Camila has joined another indy band called “Summer Moon” and is working on many solo side projects and DJ’ing and Josh is currently a Zen Buddha Yogi Master teaching others the art of meditation and mindfulness in addition to being the best drummer ever..."