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The style-defying, hard-hitting collective EXCISE DEPT came through with their 2nd LP “SHOPNOBHUMI” in October of 2026. Their first release as new signees of...
The Indian Music Diaries - India's guide to contemporary music
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“the essence of timing’ is straight off the bat, uncomplicated. One of the highlights of the album is the generous focus each element is...
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This year, the Indian music scene has kept evolving new sounds, new voices, and more artists willing to take risks with how they say...
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Even If You Beat Me opens with the line “everything is boring,” and yet it’s anything but. There isn’t a dull second on it....
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During a time when women are raising their voices more actively than ever, there is a distinct, collective warmth that settles over you when...
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Most heartbreak records want you to take a side, but Chaar Khaane EP, the latest release from Aryan Katoch, only asks you to stay...
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Every once in a while, an artist releases a project that works its way through the fog of your headspace and gently wafts the...
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In the age of many tired attempts at a Y2K revival, no generation has found a greater kinship with the Y2K era than the...
Callback
The first album release from the one of the Best in the Business, Seedhe Maut, one half Encore ABJ (a.k.a Abhijay Negi), one half...
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There is an inherent splendor to fusion music, something that has so tangible a quality of excitability that it prods at all your musical...
Callback
Once upon a time, or specifically five years ago, my father had made an off-hand remark : “I do not understand how you do...
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Picture this: a dimly lit room, guitars leaning against the wall, a jumble of wires snaking across the floor, and a young musician, eyes...
Interview
Siegen, better known as The Siege, is one of the most celebrated and prominent artists from the Underground Hip-Hop scene. The Mira-road-based rapper has...
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It’s been a good year for PCRC fans all around the world, with the band announcing a new album “Beta” for a 2024 release...
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2024 has seen a new batch of independent artists who create music using sounds that have not been explored before. Poorvaxxxpress, a multidisciplinary project...
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The modern audience dwells in a dynamic state of the music industry. As the chokehold of commercial projects, boosted by cash-rich contracts, sugar-coated with...
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Listening to records that traverse through routes of neo-soul, R&B chill and jazz especially when the creatives behind them are Indian, is always a...
Interview
Counted as one among the rising young class of singer-songwriters in India, Gini is a self-taught artist who became popular after her ‘Write A...
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Northeast India has always been a fertile ground for cultural diversity and artistic talent to flourish. With bands like Great Society, Girish and the...
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Breaking out onto the scene with his never-seen-before multilingual, vernacular hip hop “The Intro”, Yung Sammy has been a force to reckon with ever...
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Gear up for the best playlist ever! With the 87th release spotlight, we bring to you our favourite releases (including singles, albums, and EPs)...
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Aarya is a singer-songwriter based in Mumbai who draws his influence across various genres of music. He was also part of the Bacardi House Party Sessions in...