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More than a decade after its beginnings in 2013, Runt, the alternative rock project led by Mumbai-bred singer-songwriter and producer Siddharth Basrur, arrives with...
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Runt’s eponymous album Is a Gritty, Honest Debut Rooted in Alternative Rock
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Khokkosh.’s ‘Public Fluid and Digital Remembrance’ drowns you with unhinged sound design and graphic writing
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The Colour Of Music aka Synesthesia: Inside the Minds That See Sound
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AI Music: How Big Is It, What Are the Laws, and Why It Matters to You
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“You can’t really fake curiosity or love for a language or culture just to chase an audience” – In Conversation With Damini Bhatla
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Music, to me, has always been a soft embrace, something that lulls me to sleep, listens to my woes, and offers a steady shoulder...
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According to khokkosh a.k.a. Yashomati Parveen, this is an electronic album presented with a pop lens and I would tend to agree. Just because...
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In the history of music appreciation and criticism, oftentimes records have been rewarded with the term “honest” — in keeping with the tradition of...
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Let it be known, listening to droning modular synths while you are delirious with a fever is not ever, a good call. Let it...
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...
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The first thing that stood out to me when I sat down to talk to Hadi was his infectious energy. I could almost see...
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Smiti Malik’s debut solo EP : Sad Songs for A Sunday, is confessional in nature. This is a fairly obvious observation — because Malik...
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It’s been less than a year since Shillong-based hardcore group Catatonic released their sophomore EP titled “Metanoia”, and the lads are back with another...
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If you’ve spent any time around Kerala’s indie music scene in the last few years, you’ve probably crossed paths with Haniya Nafisa. She’s a...
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Emerging from Chennai’s growing independent music ecosystem, In Between Sessions present their debut EP, In Between Sessions Vol. 01. Comprising twelve musicians and operating...
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Urban Buddha, the moniker of Mumbai filmmaker and musician Kshitij Singh Rawat, has been bubbling under the radar for a minute, blending roots music...
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Emerging from New Delhi’s alternative rock scene, BAALAK continues to refine a sound that exists between structure and chaos. Formed by vocalist and composer...
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“Andhera“, Hindi for darkness, is Naman’s most personal release yet, four self-produced tracks about love, isolation, and survival. “Darkness isn’t something dramatic or cinematic,”...
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Ten years ago, All About Music set out to do something India’s music industry didn’t quite have yet, a dedicated, serious space for the...
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Packers & Movers made their debut album in a bedroom. Not “bedroom” as a vibe or a genre tag, an actual bedroom, next to...
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For decades, Uday Benegal has been synonymous with Indian rock. As the frontman of Indus Creed and one of the pioneers of India’s independent...
Interview
A rooftop in Safdarjung, a friend who arranged sound, and enough nerve to call it a show. That was 2018. Six years and 200...
Review
Sunset Bar is the latest collaborative project from Delhi-based singer-songwriter rohh and Mumbai producer Mr. Doss. Across five tracks, the duo explores the emotional...