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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...
Interview
Skopòs is a Delhi-based Genre-Fluid Music Producer / DJ & Curator who began his musical journey under the guidance of the legendary Jazzy Joe...
Opinion
Every breaking wave on the shore tells the next one there’ll be one more. Legacies inspire legacies. Music inspires music. The songs of yesterday...
Review
Yashraj is back — this time with a 3-track EP, a near 8 minute project produced by NEVERSOBER and Talal Qureshi. Some of the...
Review
From the heart of Pune’s underground comes a concept project unlike anything else in mainstream Indian hip-hop space right now. Moksh is the latest...
FEATURED
What makes a song truly great? Is it the artist’s voice, the melody that sticks with you, or the emotions it stirs? While all...
Review
From the very polished street and uncluttered energy of Chandigarh, it was coincidence, or rather fate, that Sangram Malik found himself in a crowd...
Review
Aadya Jaswal, a singer and songwriter from Gurgaon, has been making way in the indie music space with her storytelling and delicate sound. Drawing...
Review
Some songs speak to you on a personal level while some make you think from a bird’s eye perspective. With the release of KALI...
Review
Anurag Mishra’s latest album ‘Behad’ is all shades and sides of the phenomenon that is love – unending and tireless. Being his 4th studio...
FEATURED
This edition of release spotlight dives into a mix of emotions and sounds—exploring love, loss, resilience, and rebellion. From genre-blending experiments to raw, stripped-down...
Review
With One From The Crowd, Dox isn’t just releasing an album—he’s telling a story. A producer-led album is still a rarity in Indian hip-hop,...
Callback
My introduction to Rounak Maiti is bizarre, which is to say I find his music the same week in two places, and fail to...
Review
In this short EP lasting 12 minutes, Sanjana systematically jams together an account of unrequited short-lived romance and personal growth in just 4 tracks....
Review
Out of all the Just 90s kids things roster, it would be fair to say that punk rock is also a major part of...
Review
It would perhaps be cliched to call an album titled Red Earth Reverie — earthy. But sometimes artists embed the best adjectives into the...
FEATURED
Indie artists are out here doing what they do best—telling stories, pushing boundaries, and making music that actually feels something. This latest batch of...