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Maalavika Manoj, popularly known as Mali, is known for her ethereal compositions, mostly drawn from her melancholic experiences. What sets her apart from the...
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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...
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‘If I wear a mask, it’s for hiding my scars. Nothing surrounds me, guess I’m a star’, these lines from the opening track ‘The...
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Writers of instrumental music get one opportunity to play word association with their listeners, via the song title. With the opening (and title) track on...
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‘ If you think Rave Deprivation is a myth invented by those who party often, then you’re only half right. It is true that...
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What role does cultural education play in the creative life of an individual? We often find that people who have lived in many places,...
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India is currently in the midst of a musical revolution. Indian independent music is breaking onto the world stage and at the centre of...
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Delhi has been home to a plethora of quality artists pushing out experimental projects in the past few years. Artists from the city that’s...
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While a whole lot of working professionals were attempting to cope with the pandemic last year, musicians saw this as an opportunity to hone...
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In the eye of the storm that is the isolation, which was handed to us so generously by the pandemic, we often felt like...
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Aditeya Shukla’s latest EP “Just Wait, Sunshine” comes as a breath of fresh air. All the tracks in this EP are reminiscent of the...