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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
Sure, it might sound a little unusual to call an EP the progeny of a region’s music scene, but that’s exactly what Flint Knife...
Review
Hailing from the city of Sikandrabad, AYVEEZ kicked off his sonic debut with an EP titled “Tiny नज़्मस्” which translates to “Tiny Poems” in...
Review
After his first project EP in 2022, Dhruv Kapoor returns with his debut album which he has self titled, taking an exciting dive into...
Opinion
“We have art in order not to die of the truth.” Nietzsche’s assertion ties into the idea that art exists as a form of...
Interview
Every once in a while, one comes across musical acts that one knows will make something surmountable out of themselves. It is a distinct,...
Review
Hailing from Bhilai in Chattisgarh, rap duo SPAZZERS recently released their first EP titled “Title is Due”, in collaboration with Nagpur based producer ATHRV....
Review
It is always fun when a record starts off with an artist belting. Mumbling has gotten its paws on the concept of music and...
Review
An EP with flavours of trapsoul, R&B, and synth, PALETTE is a collaborative project between Gangtok’s artists Siddhant Neopaney aka KSA Neo and Chomjom...
Interview
The Indian Choral Ensemble isn’t a regular chorus group. The Chennai-based outfit led by Kalyani Nair and Karthik Manickavasakam is a diverse group of...
FEATURED
Dive into this dynamic roundup featuring a range of Indian music that will take you on a sonic journey! From the playful defiance of...
Opinion
So, you, like a million others in the country, did not get tickets to the Coldplay concerts in Mumbai? Presumably, you set up multiple...
Review
In the ever-evolving landscape of contemporary jazz and rock, few artists have the audacity to rewrite the rules quite like Amyt Datta. With his...
Callback
On the 28th of June, Lifafa performed in New Delhi as a part of Hungama Music’s World Music Day Festival. After struggling for three...
Callback
The violence committed on music and art in general by the advent of streaming services, is an issue that requires little introduction. In a...
Callback
Perhaps it is corny and overstated, but the visual character of music assists in one’s survival in ways beyond comprehension. When navigating and avoiding...
Review
The inception of an ideology, dominant or otherwise, is as epistemologically slippery as it is phosphorescent. While the primary progenitor and locus of it...