Coke Studio’s fourth edition will hit the airwaves on May 22. The vibes that music buffs have been getting are hot and cold.

One insider suggests that this time round the performances are going to blow you away, another believes quite the opposite and says don’t expect too much of it and brace yourself for a dampener.

Given what Pakistani society has been going through for a long time now, you seriously hope that the former opinion holds true. We need to be entertained… and entertained real good.

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