Review
More than a decade after its beginnings in 2013, Runt, the alternative rock project led by Mumbai-bred singer-songwriter and producer Siddharth Basrur, arrives with...
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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
Runt’s eponymous album Is a Gritty, Honest Debut Rooted in Alternative Rock
Sambit Chatterjee’s ‘Letters for Inca’ Is a Labour of Love and Genre – Fluid Experimentation
Khokkosh.’s ‘Public Fluid and Digital Remembrance’ drowns you with unhinged sound design and graphic writing
From Folk to Dissonant Electronica: Shashwat Bulusu’s Sonic Confessions in ‘Pinocchio’
Modular Delirium: Inside the fractured sonic landscapes of Somnium Monkey’s ‘Vettam’
- 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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Review
Music, to me, has always been a soft embrace, something that lulls me to sleep, listens to my woes, and offers a steady shoulder...
Review
According to khokkosh a.k.a. Yashomati Parveen, this is an electronic album presented with a pop lens and I would tend to agree. Just because...
Review
In the history of music appreciation and criticism, oftentimes records have been rewarded with the term “honest” — in keeping with the tradition of...
Review
Let it be known, listening to droning modular synths while you are delirious with a fever is not ever, a good call. Let it...
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...
FEATURED
With the growing limelight on the hip-hop scene of India, also came a time when people started experimenting with its cornucopia of sub-genres. Many...
Review
For a self-taught musician with little to no background in music, Yoosh has managed to carve his niche in the industry. The singer/Songwriter/rapper/producer from...
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2022 has been a roller-coaster ride and as we step into 2023, music has continued to take centerstage. This roundup is the perfect way...
Review
7Bantai’Z, a street-style hip-hop group from Mumbai, is back with their highly-anticipated EP, ‘Into The Slum’. The project explores the lived experiences of slum...
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 –...
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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...
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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...