вЂњAfterwards, I went onto YouTube and started listening to the last bird of its species, calling for a mate that would never come. This is not an endling, itвЂ™s just the beginning: вЂњI found the name on a website of weird English language words, and I loved the way the letters were arranged like a pair of glasses,вЂќ says OвЂ™o singer Victoria Suter. OвЂ™o are about to release their sublime debut album Touche. If the poor OвЂ™O is consigned to history, then life is just beginning for this French duo, based in Spain, whoвЂ™ve won plaudits and awards already in their short musical lifespan. You can experience it with just a cursory websearch, a haunting cri de coeur from the last century. The beauty and character of its voice was delicate and mysterious, tuneful and surprising. The KauaвЂ™i OвЂ™O produced the most exquisite birdsong before its extinction in Hawaii in the late 1980s. OвЂ™o share many of the musical characteristics of their ornithological namesake. вЂToucheвЂ™ is subtle, nuanced, clever but never arch, emotional but never melodramatic.

Comparisons can be drawn with contemporaries like James Blake, Bjork, Laurie Anderson and even Lorde, though such an exercise is reductive given that OвЂ™o sound very much in a sonic universe all of their own.

An AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.The sublime album debut of OвЂ™o inhabits the sonic hinterland where great pop meets the avant garde, and delectable melodies nestle gently with found sounds, musical moods and synthy atmospheres. The AQI in Gurugram and Faridabad was in the 'moderate' category. At Noida's Anand Vihar station, the AQI was recorded at 139. From March 20 onwards, the AQI is expected to improve but remain in the 'poor' category due to a relatively moderate wind speed that enhances dispersion of pollutants, the SAFAR noted. However, a likely increase in the maximum temperature enhances convection and ventilation. The air quality is likely to degrade to the 'poor' category over the next two days as the wind speed tends to be low, preventing efficient dispersion of pollutants. While PM10 was in the 'satisfactory' category, PM2.5 was in the 'moderate' category. The PM2.5 and PM10 levels in the city were 190 and 153 respectively. The air quality in the national capital was recorded in the 'moderate' category in the morning with an Air Quality Index ( AQI) of 190, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR). The relative humidity oscillated between 87% and 36%, it noted.

The IMD has forecast a clear sky on Friday with the maximum and minimum temperatures expected to hover around 36 degrees Celsius and 21 degrees Celsius respectively. Meanwhile, the minimum temperature in the national capital was recorded at 19.9 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal. In the coming days, the temperature is expected to rise but it will not touch 40 degrees Celsius as there would be winds,' RK Jenamani, a senior scientist at the IMD, said. 'Delhi recorded the warmest day of the season with the maximum temperature reaching 36.1 degrees Celsius. Though the mercury is expected to rise by one or two notches in the coming days, it is unlikely to touch 40 degrees Celsius, an IMD official said.

The sky was largely clear throughout the day. NEW DELHI: Delhi recorded the warmest day of the season on Thursday as the maximum temperature settled five notches above normal at 36.1 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department ( IMD).

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