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Even If You Beat Me opens with the line “everything is boring,” and yet it’s anything but. There isn’t a dull second on it....
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During a time when women are raising their voices more actively than ever, there is a distinct, collective warmth that settles over you when...
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Most heartbreak records want you to take a side, but Chaar Khaane EP, the latest release from Aryan Katoch, only asks you to stay...
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Hurricane, producer-extraordinaire is back with his next full length LP titled “: : distortion: :”, which marks his third release under Seedhe Maut’s DL91...
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Zain Calcuttawala has spent a big chunk of his working life in the parts of the music industry that sit just outside the limelight....
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Max Fashion, in partnership with Homegrown, kicked off MAX URB_N UN-MUTE’s 2026 run in Kochi this August, and it’s about to hit four more...
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Sravya Sruthi Kothalanka, better known as Lady Skavya, arrives with “Peru Gurthu Pettukondi”, Telugu for “Remember the Name”, a title that feels less like...
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Delhi-based guitarist and producer Raj (Rajkanwar Sodhi) has made a name blending jazz, neo-soul and downtempo beats, racking up millions of streams in the...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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Gorillaz is a virtual band created by Damon Albarn (frontman of Blur) and comic artist Jamie Hewlett comprising of four fictional members – 2-D,...
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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...
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Listening to Epilogue One feels like sinking into the comfiest blanket, but then every now and then someone flicks the lights and you catch...