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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
‘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
Electronic Music in India has come a long way over the 2010s and in the 20s, the genre plays a crucial role not just...
Opinion
Mumbai, Bangalore and Gurgaon see a flood of international artists headlining events and festivals but that hasn’t been the case for the capital. Why?...
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Quite often, while reviewing music – I dunk on electropop, anything that is too reliant on synths and safely nestled in beat-topia. It is...
Review
Some records feel as though they have been lifted from another era, and Giddy Hoo’s debut EP, Finally Found, is one of them. The...
Opinion
There was a time in India when the best way to discover new music wasn’t Spotify playlists or Instagram reels; it was a college...
Review
BENDI’s Heartspace starts off with the rumbling of clouds, a distorted voice and an unleashing of electropop – as the first track, THUNDERSTORMS IN...
Review
While always being known to have a proclivity for being left of centre, with this EP KAVYA has cemented this fact in permanence. Following...
Review
Saka’s new record is a soft, soft thing, and a pure delight to listen to — joyful and cosy, the kind of music we...
Review
I knew I couldn’t sing over them, so I decided to sing under them. The more noise they made the more softly I sang....
Review
Amenn Wihaan’s debut album has music that is almost translucent – a carefully crafted tapestry as a body of work that is mostly dreamy,...
Review
In an interview with the Deccan Chronicle, Burrah talks about his debut EP, “I felt lost, like I was living a life that wasn’t...
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On the evening of 2nd August, The Piano Man in Delhi came alive with the 4th edition of Songweavers. From 8 cities across the...
Interview
Twin sister musicians Tara and Trisha, 17, from Bangalore, India, are quickly establishing themselves in the entertainment world. Trisha recently joined the cast of...
Review
Delhi-based experimental sound artist Pranav Nigam aka Lani.akea is a musician of remarkable depth and versatility. Trained at KM Music Conservatory (Chennai) and the...
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW? The first Velvet Underground album sold not more than ten thousand copies but each of those ten thousand listeners –...
Interview
I stumbled upon Tripti Arora, aka BadTrip, through her DHH mix on YouTube, and her sound immediately drew me in. A guitarist and songwriter...