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In the vast, ever expanding silt plain of Indian independent music, where vegetation is overrun by singular-word titles to albums that sound like banality...
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Meet Joshua Singh, a Mumbai-based polymath whose music is a playground of analog textures, acoustic warmth, field recordings, and instinctive artistry. From co-producing Spud...
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I remember being about seven years old and a woman in front of me was curled up in bed and crying about a fight...
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EP Review: Rascals of the First Order – Caged Authority Bangalore-based rock band Rascals of the First Order make a bold entrance into India’s...
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There is a new mostly-acoustic, guitar heavy EP on the block – and it’s Max Kate’s Sunflowers and Dreams. The artist, originally from Uttarakhand,...
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Dino James has never been your typical rapper. The Bhopal-born artist might boast over a billion streams and a YouTube army six million strong,...
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From its first tone, Extern’s Bada Shauq pulls a familiar string of emotion we’ve all experienced. A slow, honest unpacking of the first song...
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Gandhar is all about having fun, at least in his new EP, Doors. His artist bio is pretty straightforward, “Gandhar, straight out of the...
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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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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...