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The Indian Music Diaries
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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
Tsumyoki Blends Goan Roots and Afrobeats on new EP ‘AFRO YOKI’
Bharat Chauhan’s New Album ‘UNS’ Balances Old-School Writing With a Modern Sound
Deepak Peace’s ‘Hamlet Zinda Hai’ Restores Unapologetic Dissent to Indian Indie
Broken Grooves, Subtle Glitches: Inside Reverse Osmosis’ Unable Unstable
“A brotherhood of poetry, Carnatic soul, and progressive rock” – In Conversation With Motherjane on their latest album ‘Dobareh’
- 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
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Documentaries Around Indian Music You Should Definitely Watch
“A brotherhood of poetry, Carnatic soul, and progressive rock” – In Conversation With Motherjane on their latest album ‘Dobareh’
“You need to put in your 10,000 hours. Do it as if you don’t have anything else to do” – In Conversation With Akash Shravan
Release Spotlight #106 – Bossa Nova, Indie Pop, Electronica & More
All About Music Returns for Its 10th Edition, Thinking About the Next Decade, Not the Last One
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2026 has been loud. New sounds, new names, everyone trying something different, everyone racing to define what this year in music actually feels like....
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It has been four years since Qurbat, but the gap has done Bharat Chauhan no harm at all; if anything, his second album came...
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For the last few years, I have scoured the depths of Indian independent music looking for traces of ideology. It should not be a...
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Reverse Osmosis returns with Unable Unstable, a 10-track LP released via Thunderstruck Records that embraces controlled chaos. Rooted in underground electronic music, the album...
Interview
“All of us are looking for second chances to be ourselves.” Suraj Mani tells us when asked about the story of the record and...
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“You must have heard of Peter Cat Recording Company. The sort of music Sawhney makes under PCRC and the sort he makes under Lifafa...
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In a rapidly digitising world, artistry born of the internet is inevitably met withquestions of authenticity. For Delhi-based producer trick/switch, the lines betweenhonest self-expression...
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It is always fun to encounter the chapter of an artist’s career where they decide to take that transformative leap that pushes them into...
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“You must have heard of Peter Cat Recording Company. The sort of music Sawhney makes under PCRC and the sort he makes under Lifafa...
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From introspective ballads and folk-rooted melodies to bold electronic experiments and playful pop moments, this roundup brings together some of the most exciting new...
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At just 19, Colle$ttye is part of a growing cohort of next-gen artists experimenting with the mainstream sound of Indian hip-hop. Based in Noida,...
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I found Tarun Balani accidentally in a pile of LPs at Pagal Records, HKV. The Shape of Things to Come lay awaiting its beholder...
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I listen to Ayush Sayalkar’s “till i see you” in the rain. In the midst of being plagued by the making of a documentary...
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Jamblu’s music enters my life quite strangely. I spend a couple of debilitating weeks listening to Service Animal, and it feels incapacitating – because...
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Deeply rooted in the Tamil language, Nishad G is steadily carving out a space in the independent music scene. His sonic identity fuses orchestral...
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My introduction to Maati Baani wasn’t marked by a single track or moment — it was My introduction to Maati Baani wasn’t marked by...
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Concerts are the background music to the movies of our lives. The glory of being rests in those wondrous concert moments. Maybe you will...
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Are you a musician with a melody in your heart, a singer with a voice waiting to be heard, or a producer hoping to...
Interview
If you live in Maharashtra, and enjoy some form of EDM — you must have heard of Kratex. If you live elsewhere, you must...
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If I ask you what accompanies you during your travels, the instant reply that I will get from most will be that it’s good...
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Hamza Rahimtula is back — this time, in collaboration with Rajasthan Folkstars, with an album spanning 10 tracks [excluding the extended versions, which if...