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The Indian Music Diaries
- 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
Mixed Signals Explores Fate and Digital Chaos in New Glitch Pop EP ‘Right Place Wrong Time’
“All skies lead to the sun”: Bimurta’s debut EP leaves a noteworthy mark in Indian post-metal
Pho redefines Indian R&B with the atmospheric and introspective EP ‘Terminal 2’
Karan Verma proves that he is the new voice Indian Rock needs with His Debut Album ‘Parichay’
OX7GEN’s ‘Body Mechanics’ crafts a kinetic masterclass in raw and uncategorized dance music
- Industry Insight
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
The DIY Musician’s Toolkit: Building a Home Studio Under 10k
- Featured
“I’m still working on my Picasso or Basquiat. The curtains will drop when the paint is dry” – In Conversation With FENGa
At Kappa CULTR, Versus Tests a New Kind of Festival Space
“There will be people who want to give more time to understanding our music, and we will always cater to them” – In Conversation With Parvaaz on Album ‘Na Gul Na Gulistan’
Mary Ann Alexander and KP Illest Unite for a Cross-Cultural Collaboration ‘Way Back Home’
‘Only Uparwala Can Judge Me’ brings Dhanji, Reble, and Clifr together at a confident turn in Indian hip hop
Review
India-born, Germany-based Tanmaya Bhatnagar crafts music that serves as a mirror to her soul—vulnerable, authentic, and deeply moving. Her breakthrough single “Kya Tum Naraaz...
Opinion
For decades, the Hindi film music industry relied on a predictable, safe formula—familiar beats and songs crafted for instant success. But in the late...
Opinion
The word “indie”(short for “independent”) evokes the spirit of DIY creativity, artistic autonomy, and an ethos that resists commercial formulas. In India, however, the...
Review
In India’s growing independent music scene, it is often the loudest voices that rise quickest — the electronic producers with club-ready drops, the rock...
Review
Midnight Agenda’s new EP Nafrat is a ferocious blast of punk rebellion that brings some light to India’s underground scene. This four-track EP is...
Review
Sijya’s work is particularly recognisable in left field electronic spaces across the country. Her music is patient and unbothered by forces outside of it....
Review
Taba Chake, one of Arunachal Pradesh’s most celebrated voices, has carved out a unique space in India’s indie scene. A multi-instrumentalist, multilingual, and genre-bending...
Review
Emergence is a band that blurs the boundaries between music, ecology, and philosophy. Based in Auroville, the group embodies the ideals of its frontman...
Opinion
The Evolving Landscape of Music Education in India : How Institutions Are Redefining Formal Training
India, and its landscape of music education, have always been in flux – and yet, it remains elusive. While popular understandings gravitate towards institutions...
Review
Nida is whimsical on her new EP, Glimpses. Her press-doc informs that she is a singer-songwriter from Pune, India. Her music primarily deals with...
Review
Mizoram-based indie band Hydes Garage are known for their thematic discography, offbeat lyrics, and striking chord progressions. The band comprises fuqtea (vocals), zoooomawi (vocals,...
Opinion
Gorillaz is a virtual band created by Damon Albarn (frontman of Blur) and comic artist Jamie Hewlett comprising of four fictional members – 2-D,...
Review
Just three months after the release of their debut EP in April this year, Shillong based post-hardcore group Catatonic delivered yet another significant addition...
Review
Listening to Epilogue One feels like sinking into the comfiest blanket, but then every now and then someone flicks the lights and you catch...
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The indie scene never sleeps and neither do we. In this roundup, we’re spotlighting new indie releases you need on your radar. Whether you’re...
Interview
Rushil Aswal, a dynamic 25-year-old singer songwriter and producer from New Delhi is an artist whose music transcends conventional boundaries. Since 2022 when he...