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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
Cover Picture by Nidhi Lodaya QLA, 2019. A crowd of familiar faces – a mixture of NCR’s liberal arts college contingent and prominent faces...
FEATURED
2020 has been brutal to everyone in the music industry. One thing which kept us all going these past few months, or in fact...
Review
Mumbai based rapper Poetik Justis is undoubtedly a veteran of the Indian hip-hop scene who has been around since its early days. Between Poetik’s...
FEATURED
After what seems like a long time, we’re back to compiling a review of the best electronic singles from Indian artists. Besides diversifying the...
FEATURED
2020 has been brutal to everyone in the music industry. One thing which kept us all going these past few months, or in fact...
Review
DZs Control, running a little over 30 minutes, is an outcome of a yearlong collaboration between Ahmedabad based rapper Dhanji and East Delhi based...
Opinion
I’m not very sure what I was up to musically at 23 (probably bang in the middle of my Tool/ NIN phase), but I...
FEATURED
Hip-hop music videos drop every other day now. But few them really stand out. Following are five videos that have stayed with us as...
Review
It’s 2021, and the COVID-19 pandemic is still lurking around. The world has become more virtually connected that ever before, so how can indie...
Review
While growth is unremitting, how do you know when you’ve ‘grown up’? Is adulthood about getting a job, getting married, or moving out? Irrespective...
Review
The Indian independent music landscape is flush with instances of small-time artists taking the audience by storm with their unique style and unparalleled delivery...
FEATURED
Filmmaker Karan Kapoor and team capture the story of a queer couple in love through whimsical and dreamlike sequences for the R&B/pop ballad. Last...
Review
Maalavika Manoj, popularly known as Mali, is known for her ethereal compositions, mostly drawn from her melancholic experiences. What sets her apart from the...
FEATURED
2020 has been brutal to everyone in the music industry. One thing which kept us all going these past few months, or in fact...
Review
‘If I wear a mask, it’s for hiding my scars. Nothing surrounds me, guess I’m a star’, these lines from the opening track ‘The...
FEATURED
2020 has been brutal to everyone in the music industry. One thing which kept us all going these past few months, or in fact...