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From Indie Folk to Soulful Indie: Raghav Meattle, Swarathma & Suzonn Cook Up a Touring Feast
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- Reviews
‘Live at Hideaway’ by Kristian Bent Band Delivers a Foot-Stomping Blend of Country and Folk Rock
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Bharat Chauhan’s New Album ‘UNS’ Balances Old-School Writing With a Modern Sound
Deepak Peace’s ‘Hamlet Zinda Hai’ Restores Unapologetic Dissent to Indian Indie
Broken Grooves, Subtle Glitches: Inside Reverse Osmosis’ Unable Unstable
- 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
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Documentaries Around Indian Music You Should Definitely Watch
“A brotherhood of poetry, Carnatic soul, and progressive rock” – In Conversation With Motherjane on their latest album ‘Dobareh’
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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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It has been four years since Qurbat, but the gap has done Bharat Chauhan no harm at all; if anything, his second album came...
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For the last few years, I have scoured the depths of Indian independent music looking for traces of ideology. It should not be a...
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Anurag Mishra’s latest album ‘Behad’ is all shades and sides of the phenomenon that is love – unending and tireless. Being his 4th studio...
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With One From The Crowd, Dox isn’t just releasing an album—he’s telling a story. A producer-led album is still a rarity in Indian hip-hop,...
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In this short EP lasting 12 minutes, Sanjana systematically jams together an account of unrequited short-lived romance and personal growth in just 4 tracks....
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Out of all the Just 90s kids things roster, it would be fair to say that punk rock is also a major part of...
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It would perhaps be cliched to call an album titled Red Earth Reverie — earthy. But sometimes artists embed the best adjectives into the...
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In today’s artist spotlight we have Ankit Shrestha who makes intimate indie folk music that brings together poetic lyrics and intricate guitar work. This...
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If you’ve heard “Gehraiyaan,” you already know OAFF. The Mumbai producer took Bollywood by storm in 2022, crafting that earworm of a title track...
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Hip-hop thrives on artists breaking the mould of what’s working and introducing something that’s inspired but uniquely theirs. The best artists take what’s familiar...
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Everytime a band puts out a new record that has been overproduced to the pulpit, making it sound like in polishing the sheen to...