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The Indian Music Diaries
- 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...
FEATURED
Have you ever noticed how every fandom gradually develops its own sonic identity? A sound that becomes inseparable from the experience itself, instantly recognisable...
Opinion
Through conversations with Vasundhara Vee, Arjun Sagar Gupta of The Piano Man and Rajesh Punjabi of the Bombay Jazz Club, we unpack the current...
Opinion
There is something quietly radical happening in Indian hip hop right now, and you might miss it if you are only listening in Hindi...
Review
PCRC dropped new songs and played their evergreen hits to an auditorium bursting with enthusiasts Peter Cat Recording Co. (PCRC) performed in front of...
FEATURED
I think we’ve all seen the scene where a lone musician stands on a rain-slicked cobblestone street or a bustling subway station, their case...
Review
British-born and New York-raised, Karsh Kale is a defining figure in global electronic fusion who has spent the last 25 years acting as a...
Review
In our collective consciousness today, Punjab often gets reduced to stereotypes. Happy, jolly, loud people. Struggling farmers. Rap music and fast cars. Drugs and...
Review
There are some records, which are blatantly, and quite charmingly young. This is not a dig at the artists behind Delhivision’s Day One, who...
Review
The new hardcore EP by Pacifist can only be described as straight edged. The EP spends very little time dilly dallying and is also...
Review
Midival Punditz are no strangers to the indie music scene with a healthy chunk of their experiments growing to define the larger music landscape...
Interview
Abhishek Shukla is an accomplished photographer in the Indian scene, renowned for his distinct visual language in the music and culture industries. What began...
Industry Insight
When you’re making music, it’s easy to think you’re working purely with sound. Frequencies, levels, plugins, arrangements. But what you’re actually shaping is perception....
Review
When I am sent the preview link to Champak’s debut release, A1, I am positively intrigued. The source of my curiosity, I admit, is...
Review
In a year where 2026 continues to see a surge of new artists and fast-moving releases, projects that choose to slow down and reflect...
Opinion
There is this very specific feeling of hearing a song for the first time and thinking, “this is exactly what I needed and I...
Interview
SINASH’s music feels like it’s been unfolding in chapters, each release building on the last while quietly expanding his artistic language. From Baalma to...