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From Indie Folk to Soulful Indie: Raghav Meattle, Swarathma & Suzonn Cook Up a Touring Feast
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- Reviews
Catatonic’s Feedback-Tinged EP ‘Smug’ Is An Homage To The Noise Of Punk
Inside ‘Vaakkath’: Haniya Nafisa on Vocal Power, Collaboration, and Art Without Fear
Chennai’s ‘In Between Sessions’ Deliver an Ambitious Jazz Fusion Debut with Vol. 01
The Gluttones’ ‘Modern Naga’ Talks About Identity Through Indie-Pop
Himanshu’s Land of the Free Explores Belonging Through Gentle Acoustic Artistry
- 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
- Featured
All About Music Returns for Its 10th Edition, Thinking About the Next Decade, Not the Last One
“You lose money from indie, you make money from indie, you put money back into indie!” – In Conversation With Ankit
“Music Videos Let You Tell Stories Without Boundaries” – In Conversation With Director Yung Waris
Alan Walker and STING Energy® Capture the Sound of F1 in New Track “The Sting Within Me”
Everything Jazz: Insight From The Forerunners of Jazz In India
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It’s been less than a year since Shillong-based hardcore group Catatonic released their sophomore EP titled “Metanoia”, and the lads are back with another...
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If you’ve spent any time around Kerala’s indie music scene in the last few years, you’ve probably crossed paths with Haniya Nafisa. She’s a...
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Emerging from Chennai’s growing independent music ecosystem, In Between Sessions present their debut EP, In Between Sessions Vol. 01. Comprising twelve musicians and operating...
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Many many years ago (trust me, this is not a bedtime story), Sir Edward William Elgar, in a letter to a friend wrote, “My...
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Jeevan Goyal also known by the name ‘Jeevana’ and Siddhant Jadhav aka ‘Essjay’ are self-taught musicians hailing from Mumbai and met via a common...
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In 2016 Saransh Batra was brainstorming a couple of ideas for his college theatre society and ended up penning down his first ever rap,...
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‘Takiya Kalaam’, which stands for ‘something commonly said’ or a ‘catch phrase’ in Urdu, is the second EP by Mumbai-based rapper, writer and poet...
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During my short time freelancing as a music journalist, I’ve come across an extensive repertoire of music from the independent scene of the country,...
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“I switch on my laptop to start working on the article, I glance at the clock, and it is exactly 3:16 in the afternoon,...
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The independent music space in India is constantly in the process of adopting new sounds and styles and every passing day, we come across...
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J Block is a Delhi-based collective that takes pride in being an amalgamation of different creatives- from artists to producers, videographers, and many more...
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“Allow Itihaas Studio to enter the meeting”. In an instant, the video connected to two smiling faces sitting in front of a bright purple...
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Ahmer Javed’s story is not a singular experience, as it is also the story of countless people residing in the valley of Kashmir whose...