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The Indian Music Diaries
- News
From Indie Folk to Soulful Indie: Raghav Meattle, Swarathma & Suzonn Cook Up a Touring Feast
Music or Monolith? Why Spotify’s Audiobook Move Might Prove To Be A Disaster For Artists
He Said, They Said: ‘Enjoy Enjaami’ Creators and Maajja Label in Payment Standoff
Facepalm at SPXCEJXM: The Ongoing Festival Fiasco and What it Means for the Indian Music Scene
Puerto Rican Artist Melissa Otero Sends Legal Notice to Mood Indigo Team Accusing Them of Mistreatment
- Reviews
“A brotherhood of poetry, Carnatic soul, and progressive rock” – In Conversation With Motherjane on their latest album ‘Dobareh’
How Hadi Turned Found Noise into Indian Alt Hip-Hop’s Boldest EP ‘RAWBONED’
Smiti Malik’s Debut Solo EP, Sad Songs for A Sunday, Reflects on The Banality of Melancholia
Catatonic’s Feedback-Tinged EP ‘Smug’ Is An Homage To The Noise Of Punk
Inside ‘Vaakkath’: Haniya Nafisa on Vocal Power, Collaboration, and Art Without Fear
- Industry Insight
Your ears are the biggest liars: Psychoacoustics for musicians
The Colour Of Music aka Synesthesia: Inside the Minds That See Sound
20 sound engineering terms musicians need to know for their next soundcheck
11 Ways How Independent Artists Are Growing Through Digital Music Marketing in 2026
AI Music: How Big Is It, What Are the Laws, and Why It Matters to You
- Featured
“A brotherhood of poetry, Carnatic soul, and progressive rock” – In Conversation With Motherjane on their latest album ‘Dobareh’
“You need to put in your 10,000 hours. Do it as if you don’t have anything else to do” – In Conversation With Akash Shravan
Release Spotlight #106 – Bossa Nova, Indie Pop, Electronica & More
All About Music Returns for Its 10th Edition, Thinking About the Next Decade, Not the Last One
“You lose money from indie, you make money from indie, you put money back into indie!” – In Conversation With Ankit
Review
The first thing that stood out to me when I sat down to talk to Hadi was his infectious energy. I could almost see...
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If you’ve spent any time around Kerala’s indie music scene in the last few years, you’ve probably crossed paths with Haniya Nafisa. She’s a...
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Shreya Gajbhiye is the rare musician who’ll admit, out loud, how much she wants it. Most artists often hedge, they talk about the work,...
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Packers & Movers made their debut album in a bedroom. Not “bedroom” as a vibe or a genre tag, an actual bedroom, next to...
Review
The Dhanan Project held onto its music for decades before deciding to share it with the world fully. Their self-titled debut carries compositions that...
Review
There are plenty of songs about being young and reckless, and there are plenty of songs about growing up and looking back. sxnchay’s Twentysomethings...
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If you’ve been paying attention to pop music in 2026, you’ve probably noticed how much of it sounds like 2002. Y2K nostalgia has moved...
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Rhythm Shaw has been called a prodigy since before most musicians figure out what they want to sound like. Classically trained on guitar, formally...
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There’s an old superstition in popular music that haunts the age of 27, an age mythologized through tragedy, headlines, and the seductive romance of...