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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
Santhanam Srinivasan Iyer or Epr Iyer, a Kolkata-based rapper known as the ‘newspaper rapper’, is back with his latest album, ‘Uncertainty Principle’. With a...
Review
The very definition of ‘Alternative Hip-Hop’ lies in the pursuit of being unique, instead of just catering to an audience with what they enjoy....
Review
The Dots, a 6-piece indie-rock act from the city of Kolkata, recently dropped their latest EP, Green Moss & Pitfalls, and it’s like a...
Review
A shared burden weighs heavy, oftentimes, on both singer-songwriters and auteurs in cinema: one of artistic responsibility. This is something which is usually excused...
Music Festivals
Echoes of Earth, India’s pioneering green music festival, has done it again, transforming the Embassy Horse Riding School’s lush expanse into a vibrant hub...
Interview
Chizai is a band hailing from New Delhi whose music can be placed anywhere between pop and R&B to Soul and often beyond. Started...
Callback
After releases of his singles like Sheeshmehal, Batti, Baaliyan and his EP, Lekh, all of which explored different areas of the musical spectrum, Karun...
Review
What makes a potentially unique and heartfelt music relies not only on how well the song is sung, but also on the formation of...
Review
There should be no second thoughts while claiming that DRV and Boyblanck are two of the best talents the trap sub-genre of DHH has...
News
Prepare for an engaging experience at the 65th Spring Fest hosted by the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, scheduled to take place from January...
FEATURED
As we’re reaching the end of another crazy month, let’s look at some of the best releases in the independent music scene. Cozy up,...
Review
Overseas, hip-hop is a long way from representing the counter-culture in the same way that it once did. Since the genre’s formation, and gradual...
Review
Time and over again, the indie music scene proves to be a diverse mix of extraordinary musical experiences. This, of course, is an exuberant...
Interview
Music and dance as arts have long ceased to constitute a binary. If singing ambles out of the chrysalis of the self, dancing—being an...
Review
Michael Dias’s unique musical sensibility has created a buzz around his work since his debut work. The way in which a listener is introduced...
Review
2023 has witnessed an exponential rise in the relevance of Indian Hip-hop within the country and the global market. However, when it comes to...