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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
Runt’s eponymous album Is a Gritty, Honest Debut Rooted in Alternative Rock
Sambit Chatterjee’s ‘Letters for Inca’ Is a Labour of Love and Genre – Fluid Experimentation
Khokkosh.’s ‘Public Fluid and Digital Remembrance’ drowns you with unhinged sound design and graphic writing
From Folk to Dissonant Electronica: Shashwat Bulusu’s Sonic Confessions in ‘Pinocchio’
Modular Delirium: Inside the fractured sonic landscapes of Somnium Monkey’s ‘Vettam’
- 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
“We weren’t simply building a pressing plant; we wanted to build an ecosystem” – In-Conversation with Saji Pillai – Founder of Samanvii
From Shabad to Trap: The Unstoppable Evolution of Rashmeet Kaur
“You can’t really fake curiosity or love for a language or culture just to chase an audience” – In Conversation With Damini Bhatla
“Our vision today is to create original music that stays deeply rooted in Indian musical traditions” – In Conversation With Tarana
Are We Turning Concerts Into a Fandom Entrance Exam and Killing the Vibe?
Interview
In 2024, Samanvii commissioned India’s first new vinyl manufacturing facility after nearly four decades, contributing to the revival of vinyl culture and physical formats...
Opinion
Put on five different Rashmeet Kaur songs back-to-back, and you could be forgiven for thinking you were listening to five different artists. There’s the...
Interview
If you’ve been paying close attention to India’s independent scene, you know a chunk of the freshest sounds are coming from artists who experiment...
Interview
Born out of a casual jam session during the Covid lockdown, Bengaluru-based seven-piece fusion rock band Tarana has evolved a sound that brings together...
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Back when blues guitarist Aayushi Karnik was induced into Fender India’s roster of endorsed artists nearly a decade ago, it was the peak moment...
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If you approach any rock music veteran of the scene and ask them about how the country’s rock and metal scene came into being,...
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Amidst the festive season and holidays, we are back with an astounding list of artists from across the nation creating music for all moods...
Interview
New-Delhi-based music composer, singer and guitarist Varun Rajput’s project ‘Antariksh’ is a premier Hindi-Rock act that has thrived in the indie music scene and...
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October has some of the finest releases and we are amazed by the extraordinary talent that’s budding in the Independent music scene. The number...
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We have known Frizzell as the Mangalore-based architecture student turned musician who began her career with Youtube. But quite recently she has been releasing...
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Over the years as a music enthusiast, I have come across abundant styles and genres that have dominated the global music space since time...
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Originating in the 1960s, Indian Fusion is a genre of music that combines mainstream music genres like rock, pop, jazz and blues with classical...
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Like clockwork, we are back with this month’s best, most exciting releases for you to add in your playlist. Each and every artist’s work...