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Delhi-based experimental sound artist Pranav Nigam aka Lani.akea is a musician of remarkable depth and versatility. Trained at KM Music Conservatory (Chennai) and the...
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From Indie Folk to Soulful Indie: Raghav Meattle, Swarathma & Suzonn Cook Up a Touring Feast
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Danish Sood’s ‘everyone’s a baby’ is An Indie-Pop Mixtape for the End of Summer
Surrender, Myth, and Electronic Sound: Analyzing Sumedh K’s ‘Tulasidala’
‘Live at Hideaway’ by Kristian Bent Band Delivers a Foot-Stomping Blend of Country and Folk Rock
Tsumyoki Blends Goan Roots and Afrobeats on new EP ‘AFRO YOKI’
Bharat Chauhan’s New Album ‘UNS’ Balances Old-School Writing With a Modern Sound
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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
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“A brotherhood of poetry, Carnatic soul, and progressive rock” – In Conversation With Motherjane on their latest album ‘Dobareh’
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The first thing I noticed was a fridge door. The cover art of ‘everyone’s a baby’ showcases a paper butterfly, a magnet, a photograph...
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Devotion, whether religious, spiritual, romantic or material — has always resulted in output that has been textured in ways that have a pronounced difference...
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Led by Goa-based singer-songwriter Kristian Bent, The Kristian Bent Band is a five-member roots-rock outfit at the forefront of India’s independent music scene. Along...
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2026 has been loud. New sounds, new names, everyone trying something different, everyone racing to define what this year in music actually feels like....
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For most of my brief career in music journalism, I have written about Delhi and its artists, attempting to map the soundscape of the...
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Sonor that is disrobing and writing that is wrapped in a translucent membrane of mystery, on his third album, Rounak Maiti has let the...
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Discussing his new, 10-track acoustic-heavy album ‘Guzra Hua Kal,’ Abhishek Gaur states, “As the title suggests, Guzra Hua Kal is a reflection of my...
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‘Five Foot Three’, the debut album by Goa based singer-songwriter Anika Bharwani, is a message to herself where she confesses her desires as a...
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HARDBONE BOY, or Deepak Kumar — the rapper from Jaipur who boasts of being crowned the winner of Nexa Music Season 3 by A...
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We’re big fans of singers who can’t sing, and bands that made it cool to not really know how to play their instruments. The...
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Dhanji is a master. Dhanji is a genre. Dhanji doesn’t just jump on tracks. He makes tracks bops. It’s a matter of conviction. It’s...
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One fine day (or maybe not so fine, I honestly don’t remember), I came across a short clip of a beautiful instrumental on social...
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Kairvina’s debut EP reads a lot like a confession – fresh and unprocessed, like talking to someone who is describing anxiety. It unfolds like...