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Right from the beginning, with chirping birds, ambient sounds and classical-like vocal stretching in the title track, Sanoli encapsulates the whole mood of this...
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Ahmedabad-based singer-songwriter Brijesh Sarin is already a well-known name in the Indian indie music space for his songwriting and production skills. He gained immense...
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The first thing I noticed was a fridge door. The cover art of ‘everyone’s a baby’ showcases a paper butterfly, a magnet, a photograph...
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Devotion, whether religious, spiritual, romantic or material — has always resulted in output that has been textured in ways that have a pronounced difference...
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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...
Interview
Whether one intends it to or not, the music an artist creates will be labelled – by genre, by country, by era, by ‘vibe’....
Review
Mr. Todu’s debut album Aadarsh Bars is an all-out exercise in maximalism, genre-hopping every other track and blending sounds and styles which would otherwise...
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Kevin Shaji aka Pina Colada Blues has made quite a name for himself in Kerala’s music circuit. Kevin is an indie music producer hailing...
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The significance, or the lack of it, of a name has been debated for ages. Perhaps even more questionable is the role a moniker...
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Drummers as composers and band leaders are once again finding their (rightful) place at the forefront of modern jazz, aided and abetted by the...
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Ko-Lab is the debut 4-track EP by childhood friends and hip-hop duo, Irfana and Taslina. The ‘ko’ in Ko-Lab refers to Kodaikanal, the project...
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Working with other people in a team can often be a daunting process- particularly when you are representatives of a creative community. Our art...
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The Indian independent music landscape is flush with examples of exquisite bands that have sported the age-old genre of hard rock, introducing their own...
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We all yearn for ‘extraordinary’ in our lives. Extraordinary moments, objects, people and so on. But, sometimes we just need to look around us...