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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...
Review
When Nagaland’s Mar Jamir established Polar Lights in 2013, all he had in mind was to do what he loved doing the most –...
FEATURED
2022 was yet another great year for indie music. With the Covid-19 pandemic having a slightly lesser impact on artists compared to the previous...
Latest
If you are looking to start the new year with a bang, Shakti’s 50th-anniversary world tour (India’s leg) is just perfect. Continuing the craze...
FEATURED
Amyt Datta’s ‘Electric Power Quartet’ Is A Startlingly Alluring Gift From The Guitar Hero of Kolkata
Amyt Datta is a visionary. Having dominated the rock and jazz music spaces since the early 80s with his virtuosic guitar-playing and exquisite compositional...
FEATURED
This month’s singles roundup features some of the hottest singles from around the nation. From pop to electronic and hip-hop, there is something for...
Review
Two artists and one producer came together and had the best sessions- full of eclectic sonics, and witty lyricism creating a fun tape that...
Review
The contemporary music scene of the country has witnessed its fair share of pop records being produced consistently, to the extent where it can...
Interview
As a publication that exists to promote independent music in India, we often encourage those around us to listen to more Indian artists. Some...
Review
New Delhi hip-hop artist D₹V has recently released his second album, “NAKSHATRA” with the aim of taking his listeners to his universe with an...
Industry Insight
With the year almost coming to an end, here are a couple of things that YOU, as an independent musician can get right for...
Review
An independent musician from Nagpur, Bharat Rajagopalan is a multi-instrumentalist. He has done his master’s in engineering acoustics at the Technical University of Denmark...
Review
If there is one thing that the pandemic made clear, it is how small the world really is after all. An invisible virus spread...
Review
Anushka Manchanda aka Kiss Nuka, a singer-producer-actors-activist from Mumbai came to prominence as a member of the Indipop girl group Viva! The 38-year-old artist...
Interview
Ever since the pandemic, the Indian electronic music industry has been going through a bit of a transformation which of course has meant the...
Interview
Ananya Birla arguably is one of India’s most successful pop artists. She made her first stage presence as a singer and songwriter with her...
Review
Ali Saffudin is a poet. His first full-length release, aptly titled “Home Recordings (Vol. 1) saw the Kashmir-based musician’s quarantine scribblings laid bare in...