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The Indian Music Diaries
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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
Tsumyoki Blends Goan Roots and Afrobeats on new EP ‘AFRO YOKI’
Bharat Chauhan’s New Album ‘UNS’ Balances Old-School Writing With a Modern Sound
Deepak Peace’s ‘Hamlet Zinda Hai’ Restores Unapologetic Dissent to Indian Indie
Broken Grooves, Subtle Glitches: Inside Reverse Osmosis’ Unable Unstable
“A brotherhood of poetry, Carnatic soul, and progressive rock” – In Conversation With Motherjane on their latest album ‘Dobareh’
- 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
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Documentaries Around Indian Music You Should Definitely Watch
“A brotherhood of poetry, Carnatic soul, and progressive rock” – In Conversation With Motherjane on their latest album ‘Dobareh’
“You need to put in your 10,000 hours. Do it as if you don’t have anything else to do” – In Conversation With Akash Shravan
Release Spotlight #106 – Bossa Nova, Indie Pop, Electronica & More
All About Music Returns for Its 10th Edition, Thinking About the Next Decade, Not the Last One
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2026 has been loud. New sounds, new names, everyone trying something different, everyone racing to define what this year in music actually feels like....
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It has been four years since Qurbat, but the gap has done Bharat Chauhan no harm at all; if anything, his second album came...
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For the last few years, I have scoured the depths of Indian independent music looking for traces of ideology. It should not be a...
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Reverse Osmosis returns with Unable Unstable, a 10-track LP released via Thunderstruck Records that embraces controlled chaos. Rooted in underground electronic music, the album...
Interview
“All of us are looking for second chances to be ourselves.” Suraj Mani tells us when asked about the story of the record and...
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In the past, when musicians started creating their original music free of any commercial influence, the task of reaching out to people and nurturing...
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During my short time freelancing as a music journalist, I’ve come across an extensive repertoire of music from the independent scene of the country,...
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It’s September and we are back with another round of artists to add in your radar. We are nearing the year end but the...
Interview
Delhi-based self-taught singer/songwriter Hanita Bhambri, previously featured in Vogue among ‘top 10 musicians to know from India’, is a powerhouse all-rounder who deserves to...
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“I switch on my laptop to start working on the article, I glance at the clock, and it is exactly 3:16 in the afternoon,...
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College and university fests have often been the arena where many artists have kickstarted their journey of live performance in front of thousands of...
Interview
With over 50k monthly listeners on Spotify and five singles under his name, Vasu Raina is a New Delhi-based singer/songwriter whose musical journey has...
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The independent music space in India is constantly in the process of adopting new sounds and styles and every passing day, we come across...
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J Block is a Delhi-based collective that takes pride in being an amalgamation of different creatives- from artists to producers, videographers, and many more...
Interview
Kochi-based composer and producer Kevin Shaji who goes by the pen name Pina Colada Blues releases his latest single ‘Tera Nishaan’ featuring Spotify star...
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“Allow Itihaas Studio to enter the meeting”. In an instant, the video connected to two smiling faces sitting in front of a bright purple...
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It’s the time of the month again and we are back with another list of artists taking the independent music scene ahead. We get...
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Ahmer Javed’s story is not a singular experience, as it is also the story of countless people residing in the valley of Kashmir whose...
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In India, pre-pandemic, the electronic music scene was mostly made up of techno and house music artists. There was nothing wrong with that, but...
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Frappe Ash was born out of his love for Frappe coffee- “You know Frappe is icy and chill, and so am I,” and Ash...
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The music scene in South Asia has been on the rise in recent years. Independent music is thriving with many talented upcoming artists who...