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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
Peter Cat Recording Co. delivers an intimate homecoming ode in Delhi
Sitar, Synths, and Spiritual Grooves: Tabla Maestro Karsh Kale’s Ten Year Comeback
Doab Collective’s PB2047 Explores Punjab’s Wounds and Hope
Delhivision’s ‘Day One’ Is Young, Restless, and Self-Aware In Their Debut Album
Pacifist chronicles their life during the pandemic in their Hardcore EP ‘five’
- 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
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
Gujarati Rap Isn’t Emerging Anymore, It’s Here
How a Government-Funded Initiative Is Changing Music Culture in Meghalaya
“From small club shows to festivals, I realized this is where I feel at home” – In Conversation With Abhishek Shukla
The Indian Music Diaries — India's guide to contemporary music
Opinion
Arjun who used to intern at Pagal Records in HKV tells me about this band called Panchiko who was a forgotten obscure act until...
Opinion
In the last decade, India’s independent music scene has grown rapidly, driven by streaming platforms, social media, and a generation of artists eager to...
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...