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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
Modular Delirium: Inside the fractured sonic landscapes of Somnium Monkey’s ‘Vettam’
‘Moonbow’ by Neeharika Shyju: A 12-track Nocturnal Odyssey
A Coming-of-Age Triumph via Brijesh Sarin’s ‘End of Teenage’
Danish Sood’s ‘everyone’s a baby’ is An Indie-Pop Mixtape for the End of Summer
Surrender, Myth, and Electronic Sound: Analyzing Sumedh K’s ‘Tulasidala’
- 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
From Shabad to Trap: The Unstoppable Evolution of Rashmeet Kaur
“You can’t really fake curiosity or love for a language or culture just to chase an audience” – In Conversation With Damini Bhatla
“Our vision today is to create original music that stays deeply rooted in Indian musical traditions” – In Conversation With Tarana
Are We Turning Concerts Into a Fandom Entrance Exam and Killing the Vibe?
Documentaries Around Indian Music You Should Definitely Watch
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Opinion
Put on five different Rashmeet Kaur songs back-to-back, and you could be forgiven for thinking you were listening to five different artists. There’s the...
Review
Australia-based Indian-origin artist Neeharika Shyju is a classical vocalist and composer whose work bridges cultural divides. Grounded in both Indian and Western classical traditions,...
Interview
If you’ve been paying close attention to India’s independent scene, you know a chunk of the freshest sounds are coming from artists who experiment...
Review
Ahmedabad-based singer-songwriter Brijesh Sarin is already a well-known name in the Indian indie music space for his songwriting and production skills. He gained immense...
Interview
Born out of a casual jam session during the Covid lockdown, Bengaluru-based seven-piece fusion rock band Tarana has evolved a sound that brings together...
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...
Callback
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...
Review
For most of my brief career in music journalism, I have written about Delhi and its artists, attempting to map the soundscape of the...
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In the world of hip-hop tours, you usually need a label’s blessing, a sponsor’s logo, and a stage big enough to impress the Instagram...
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All About Music, India’s premier B2B conference for the music industry, returns for its 9th edition this year. The conference is taking place at...
Opinion
Roymon is an interesting character who fluctuates between long rants and intense pessimisms as much as his music oscillates between sounding like The Strokes...
Review
Sonor that is disrobing and writing that is wrapped in a translucent membrane of mystery, on his third album, Rounak Maiti has let the...
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Independent artists are constantly reshaping what music can sound like, often working on the fringes of the mainstream, where experimentation feels natural and necessary....
Opinion
Winston Balman is an extremely soulful musician whose songs mix stories with hillbilly blues to create melodies worth singing along to. He has multiple...
Review
Discussing his new, 10-track acoustic-heavy album ‘Guzra Hua Kal,’ Abhishek Gaur states, “As the title suggests, Guzra Hua Kal is a reflection of my...
Review
‘Five Foot Three’, the debut album by Goa based singer-songwriter Anika Bharwani, is a message to herself where she confesses her desires as a...
Review
HARDBONE BOY, or Deepak Kumar — the rapper from Jaipur who boasts of being crowned the winner of Nexa Music Season 3 by A...
Review
We’re big fans of singers who can’t sing, and bands that made it cool to not really know how to play their instruments. The...
Review
Dhanji is a master. Dhanji is a genre. Dhanji doesn’t just jump on tracks. He makes tracks bops. It’s a matter of conviction. It’s...
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What happens when distinct voices meet a shared rhythm? You get a campaign that’s as united as it is unapologetically individual. In today’s hyper-individualised...