Nu. WAV's debut track 'Dil' gets a mixed reception online
“The first song to come out of Coke Studio Pakistan's new Nu. WAV platform landed with a mixed reception online, with much of the debate centred around whether the offshoot is being fairly judged on its…”
The track, Dil, featured overnight sensations Afusic and Ali Soomro of. Pal Palfame alongside newcomer Zoha Waseem, who went viral last year with. Majboor.
View this post on Instagram. Directed by Kamal Khan, the music video leaned into a retro aesthetic of old-school televisions and neon lighting, built around the hook that the joy of living was in giving your heart.
Afusic opened the track lamenting love while appearing to float mid-air, before Zoha took over in the second half with the soothing vocals that made. Majboora hit. Reactions ranged from delighted to unimpressed.
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Some X users responded with simple enthusiasm: "OH SHIT COKE STUDIO HELL YEAHHHH", sharing their excitement; some lauded the singer and declared that "Zoha Waseem totally smashed it. "OH IM SO EXCITED FOR THIS SEASON OF COKE STUDIO!!!
AAAHHH ZOHA WASEEM TOTALLY SMASHED ITTT FUCK YSAH— Its Baloongri bitch (@kyamaslahaiyar)September 4, 2026OH SHIT COKE STUDIO HELL YEAHHHH— The gal who stole the sun 🔆💥💣 (@Lad. Psycho)September 5, 2026Others were less convinced.
Questioning how the platform managed to get "a mid song out of Afusic and Zoha Waseem," and half-jokingly asking whether millennials had "started crying over Coke Studio nu.wav yet, or are we pretending to have evolved as a society?
"So… have millennials started crying over Coke Studio nu.wav yet, or are we pretending to have evolved as a society?— Sakina Naz (@Itsnaz03)September 4, 2026How did coke studio got a mid song out of Afusic and Zoha Waseem 🤯https://t.co/yOV3r. ZxEfo— Blah blah (@chocolate_ice65)September 4, 2026Nu.
WAVwas unveiled on. Coke Studio Pakistan's Instagram on August 23, positioned as a separate space from the traditional. Coke Studioformat, one built for musicians, filmmakers and visual artists to experiment with independent sounds and stories, and created by Khan.
Describing itself as the "sound of the people," the platform is designed to let artists build their own creative worlds rather than work within. Coke Studio's established format. The inaugural line-up brought together artists including Asim Azhar, Hasan Raheem, Young Stunners, Shae Gill, Maanu, Rovalio and Abdullah Kasumbi.
Five more tracks, Maheya, Rangeen, Qasam, Shabnamand. Ae Deewan-e-Dil, are expected to follow. Dilas part of the platform's first edition.
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