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Indian hip-hop is entering a new era, one where experimentation isn’t just accepted, it’s expected. DL91FM, the newly released 30-track mixtape from Seedhe Maut’s...
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Urban Buddha, the moniker of Mumbai filmmaker and musician Kshitij Singh Rawat, has been bubbling under the radar for a minute, blending roots music...
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Emerging from New Delhi’s alternative rock scene, BAALAK continues to refine a sound that exists between structure and chaos. Formed by vocalist and composer...
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“Andhera“, Hindi for darkness, is Naman’s most personal release yet, four self-produced tracks about love, isolation, and survival. “Darkness isn’t something dramatic or cinematic,”...
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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...
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Komodo Jane, the Delhi-based four-piece punk rock’n’roll band formed in 2021, brings a raw and rousing energy with their debut EP Scud City. Comprising...
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Sakre’s latest album Raja Has No Friends (Beat Tape Vol. 2) blends nostalgic South Indian melodies with modern lo-fi and hip-hop aesthetics. The album...
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“You must have heard of Peter Cat Recording Company. The sort of music Sawhney makes under PCRC and the sort he makes under Lifafa...
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In a rapidly digitising world, artistry born of the internet is inevitably met withquestions of authenticity. For Delhi-based producer trick/switch, the lines betweenhonest self-expression...
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It is always fun to encounter the chapter of an artist’s career where they decide to take that transformative leap that pushes them into...
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“You must have heard of Peter Cat Recording Company. The sort of music Sawhney makes under PCRC and the sort he makes under Lifafa...
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I found Tarun Balani accidentally in a pile of LPs at Pagal Records, HKV. The Shape of Things to Come lay awaiting its beholder...
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I listen to Ayush Sayalkar’s “till i see you” in the rain. In the midst of being plagued by the making of a documentary...
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Deeply rooted in the Tamil language, Nishad G is steadily carving out a space in the independent music scene. His sonic identity fuses orchestral...