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- 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
Shaastriya Sangeet Vol. II is the Tabla-Techno Crossover You Never Saw Coming
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’
- 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...
Interview
Fortunately, I am quite dead now. Mallarme the poet wrote after a spiritual experience. Such could be felt after a complete listen of Kirdar...
Interview
No one is doing avant-garde pop in the Indian independent music scene the way Tanmaya is. Combining elements from multiple genres, inculcating sentimentality and...
Opinion
In the sleepy village of Morjim in North Goa, not far from the tide-churned beaches that have long lost their charm to commercial noise,...
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Have your mornings been echoing with Aalaps or have you been refining every Raga, dreaming of that perfect performance? If Hindustani classical music is...
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If you’ve been looking for fresh sounds that hit the heart and linger in your head, this week’s new indie releases deliver across the...
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Music connects people and that’s the beauty of it. That shared moment doesn’t ask for much, just that you pause, listen, and feel. And...
Opinion
In the ever-evolving landscape of independent music, one truth remains constant, the beat is the backbone. While singers often receive the limelight, the producers...
Opinion
Madnyan Shaam relies not only on listener’s understanding of Kashmiri language but also on an intense soundscape. Language isn’t primal in music. Sound can...
Opinion
Do you remember how things were online when a few months back Coldplay announced their India tour? The internet basically exploded. From tickets vanishing...