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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
Champak’s ‘A1’: A Quirky, Intimate Bedroom Pop Descent Into Alt-Rock Doom
‘Maqsad’ by Faizal: A Reverse Journey Through Identity, Faith, and Everything In Between
Shubhank Sharma’s Himalay Se is A Progressive Rock Ode to Mountain Silence
Josiah Ranpal’s Latest EP Is a Late Night Jazz Fever Dream
Albela brings The Eccentric Voice of Nangloi and Radical Truth to Desi Hip-Hop through latest album
- Industry Insight
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
Setting Up Your Music Business: Registration Essentials
- Featured
One Song Out, Ten Thousand Fans: What OutStation Tells Us About Building a Fandom Before a Discography
In Conversation With SINASH -Tracing the Art, The Music and The Journey That Led to Bairaagi
Voodoo Valley Returns for a Three-Day Convergence of Music, Community, and Nature
Sound of Women: Preserving the radical & unheard folk voices Through a Mobile Studio
“The dancefloor and the introspective space don’t have to be separate” – In Conversation With Albela
Opinion
There is this very specific feeling of hearing a song for the first time and thinking, “this is exactly what I needed and I...
Interview
SINASH’s music feels like it’s been unfolding in chapters, each release building on the last while quietly expanding his artistic language. From Baalma to...
FEATURED
Set against the raw, untamed beauty of Himachal’s highlands, Voodoo Valley returns as a carefully constructed passage into something deeper. Now in its fifth...
Interview
Somewhere across the hills, forests, and villages of India, a bus travels from one community to another carrying more than recording equipment. Inside it...
Callback
What is that feeling when a song reminds you of something that never was? Sometimes you hear an act and wonder why the views...
FEATURED
There are nights when the music feels heavier than the walls that try to contain it. The air grows dense with distortion, the low-end...
Opinion
For decades, the Hindi film music industry relied on a predictable, safe formula—familiar beats and songs crafted for instant success. But in the late...
Opinion
The word “indie”(short for “independent”) evokes the spirit of DIY creativity, artistic autonomy, and an ethos that resists commercial formulas. In India, however, the...
Opinion
The Evolving Landscape of Music Education in India : How Institutions Are Redefining Formal Training
India, and its landscape of music education, have always been in flux – and yet, it remains elusive. While popular understandings gravitate towards institutions...
Opinion
Gorillaz is a virtual band created by Damon Albarn (frontman of Blur) and comic artist Jamie Hewlett comprising of four fictional members – 2-D,...
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The indie scene never sleeps and neither do we. In this roundup, we’re spotlighting new indie releases you need on your radar. Whether you’re...
Interview
Rushil Aswal, a dynamic 25-year-old singer songwriter and producer from New Delhi is an artist whose music transcends conventional boundaries. Since 2022 when he...
Opinion
Mumbai, Bangalore and Gurgaon see a flood of international artists headlining events and festivals but that hasn’t been the case for the capital. Why?...