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- News
From Indie Folk to Soulful Indie: Raghav Meattle, Swarathma & Suzonn Cook Up a Touring Feast
Music or Monolith? Why Spotify’s Audiobook Move Might Prove To Be A Disaster For Artists
He Said, They Said: ‘Enjoy Enjaami’ Creators and Maajja Label in Payment Standoff
Facepalm at SPXCEJXM: The Ongoing Festival Fiasco and What it Means for the Indian Music Scene
Puerto Rican Artist Melissa Otero Sends Legal Notice to Mood Indigo Team Accusing Them of Mistreatment
- Reviews
‘Babylon’s Camp’ by Kaali Duniya Reimagines Dubstep as a Tool for Social Reclamation
Aatma Redefines Contemporary Dancefloors Through the Immersive Narrative of his album ‘Ehsaas’
Chaar Diwaari Fuels a Grand Reinvention with His Multi Genre EP ‘Parvana’
Premik Jolly’s ‘Eternal’ Proves That Electronic Music Can Be Both Delicate and Devastating
Rhythm Shaw’s ‘Nothing to Lose’ Is Autobiographical, Ambitious, and Absolutely Worth Your Time
- Industry Insight
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
Setting Up Your Music Business: Registration Essentials
Collaborate, Innovate, Elevate: Inside the Exclusive Madverse for Managers Event
Shedding Light on the Evolving Landscape: Reclaiming Black Box Royalties in the Indian Music Industry
- Featured
Release Spotlight #105 – Acoustic Folk, Indie Pop, Experimental Music & More!
Behind the stage: The Dark Reality of Volunteering at Indian Festivals
‘Bhalo Lage Na’: Revisiting Chandrabindoo’s Chaw Across Generations
“You’d be blown away listening to Jakub in a completely new avatar” – In Conversation With Antariksh and Jakub on single ‘Naaqis’
RISE//DEL 2026: 3 Days That Brought India’s Creative Economy Into Focus
The Indian Music Diaries — India's guide to contemporary music
Review
‘stay for a meal’ is the perfect title for a debut album that feels like the ideal soundtrack to an intimate house party, a...
Review
A lot of shauharty has been about mythos, a product of his own narratorial music-making that almost functions as a literature of himself, and...
Review
Mumbai-born musician, producer, and DJ NATE08 returns with his anticipated sophomore album Twenty Seven, a vivid blend of R&B, deep house, and funk-leaning electronica...
Review
Nyima Vol. 1 is an interesting release. A press release informs me, “Nyima Records, one of Femme Music’s flagship sub-labels, was launched to champion...
Review
What does it mean to listen to time? In Seasons of Life, Sanoli Chowdhury does not attempt to answer the question directly; instead, she...
Review
In Candescence is a sparkling example of what can happen when two vastly different musical worlds collide in one harmony. This much-anticipated collaboration between...
Review
After years of carving their own space in the indie landscape – The Yellow Diary finally steps into a new chapter with their debut...
Opinion
The Indian indie music scene today is a fascinating mix of rebellion, reinvention, and rediscovery. In a country where Bollywood has long dominated the...
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Ten years ago, in the heart of Mumbai’s Shakti Mills, an idea began to take shape for Anuradha Parikh — to create a space...
Review
Coming from a city rooted in formal Carnatic concerts and classic rock, Jatayu has carved out this nu-jazz space for themselves. Their songs feel...
Review
The first thing I recognize when I listen to Skulk’s album Skin is a form of indubitable resistance. It is in the way she...
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Every so often, a festival arrives that feels less like an escape and more like a return. A return to nature, to creativity, to...
Interview
Emerging from the misty hills of Aizawl in 2021, RNZX has rapidly become Mizoram’s most vital indie export. The sibling duo – multi-instrumentalist, songwriter,...
Opinion
Encore ABJ and Calm the two voices that went from underground challengers to the undisputed rulers of the Indian hip-hop scene. Abhijay Negi (Encore...
Music Festivals
G5A is a community for experimental and independent arts practice. The G5A Foundation for Contemporary Culture was envisioned and founded by Anuradha Parikh, an...
Review
Chandigarh-based pop-rock artist Naalayak has released his fourth record, MARAMMAT, that takes a deep dive into the process of healing and self-repair. This eight-track...