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SYEYL’S new EP, Temporal Drift, is magnificent. I listen to it in the midst of Kolkata traffic, in the throes of noise and confusion...
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“The studio is where the ideas are born, but the stage is where they come to life” In Conversation With Zefaan
“We need more people to represent our culture and sound” – In Conversation With Paal Dabba
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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...
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Switterbeat, the musical alias of Bangalore-based Aditya AK, crafts genre-bending soundscapes that often speak on the themes of light and shadow. By day, he’s...
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The shamanic art metal outfit from Mumbai, Serpents of Pakhangba has unleashed their second studio album, Air and Fire, a sprawling 13-track concept album...
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If you have been listening to Tejas’ new release, his 8 song EP Small Victories, and it puts you in the throes of a...
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Lost Stories’ new EP, SOMA, feels like a conversation between the past and the future—a mix of everything they’ve always been great at, with...
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KL Pamei, a name synonymous with soulful melodies and heartfelt lyrics, brings his artistic prowess to the forefront with his latest album, Thuanku The,...
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Chandigarh-based artist Sangram Malik is an emerging force in India’s independent music scene. As a singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, he has carved out a...
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Farhan Khan is committed to the art of the story. In his two-album spanning discography, he has created multiple characters, killed one of them,...
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Delhi rapper Smoke released his EP “Khel Kood” in December of 2024. This is his second EP of 2024, the first one being “He...
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Sanjith Hegde’s new EP, titled Sunjuice, glides right through you. A 5 song, 18 minute long record, it has the artist switching languages, maintaining...
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Reeshabh Purohit and Shivaraj Nataraj’s new EP, Ananta, is a four track, 23 minute long EP that is a synthesis of a few HIndustani...
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2024 is SOS’ year in desi hip-hop, indubitably. From releasing some of the most, critically speaking, eloquent diss tracks this year to an entirely...