Old Friend | Shakthisree Gopalan ft. Mike Moore

Old Friend This song has been in my hands a long time - tucked into different rooms, different chapters. It travelled with me from Chennai to New York and back. Every time I sang it, some part of me healed. And every time someone told me it was their song too, it felt like less of mine to keep. So here it is. The filmed live recording, first. Raw. No edits. Recorded and filmed in Gymnopedie, Brooklyn with people who showed up, and made this bigger than myself. Thank you - To Mike Moore, who has been playing this song with me since we were students at Berklee NYC - for the slide guitar, the quiet steadiness, and for showing up again all these years later. To Zahara Annette Philip - for hearing the arrangement in your magical colours and turning ten voices into one. To the vocal ensemble - Sofia Canpoamor, Michelle Long (Milo), Dylan Robinson, Sara Ontaneda, Aditi Ramakrishnan, Michael Silversteen, Melody Wallace, Javaun Harewood, Brenton Zola and Libby - for singing this into the room, and making a solo song a communal one. To Simon Yu, who first taught Mike and me in a Music Video class at Berklee NYC - for filming this version. To Johannes Felscher for recording, Andreas Hofweber for the lighting, Archana Balaji & Ayush Venkatram Srinath for holding the shoot together, Anneliese Horowitz for the BTS, Irshad PLKR for the colour grading and artwork, Vivek Thomas for the mix and master. To my mom, for asking me to love myself. To my family, for being there for me, with me - through it all. Studio version drops on all streaming platforms July 24. Chennai listening session - July 16. For the full story, press release and credits: https://shakthisreegopalan.com/oldfriend Produced by Kurinji Studios CREDITS Vocals, guitar, lyrics · Shakthisree Gopalan Slide guitar · Mike Moore Choral Vocals - Director: Zahara Annette Philip Vocal ensemble · Sofia Campoamor Michelle Long (Milo) Dylan Robinson Sara Ontaneda Aditi Ramakrishnan Michael Silverstein Melody Wallace Javaun Harewood Brenton Zola Libby Froeber Recorded at Gymnopedie, Brooklyn Recording Engineer · Johannes Felsch Filmed by · Simon Yu Lighting Andreas Hofweber Production Assistants · Archana Balaji & Ayush Venkatram Srinath Colour grading and artwork · Irshad PLKR Behind the scenes stills · Annalise Horowitz Mix and master · Vivek Thomas Creative direction by Shakthisree Gopalan Produced by Kurinji Studios LLP LISTEN - Pre Save Link - Studio version releases on all streaming platforms , Friday, July 24, 2026 FOLLOW Instagram: instagram.com/shakthisreegopalan Website: www.shakthisreegopalan.com Press and bookings: [email protected]