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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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One of Azadi Records’ best, New Delhi based rap duo Seedhe Maut has been one of the most interesting, vibrant and conscious rappers to...
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A person being introduced to alcohol for the first time is usually told to start ‘easy’ with wine or beer. More often than not...
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The lockdown has been a phase of introspection for a lot of artists, and a more productive one for the ones who had access...
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Vishakhapatnam born Krishna Peri’s musical influences can be traced back to his childhood attraction towards Carnatic music which creates the foundation of his arrangements...
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Kochi based indie-rock/folk band, When Chai Met Toast has released their first single “Maybe I Can Fly” off of their upcoming debut album “When...
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There are few artists who sound as unique as MALFNKTION. When you imagine his powerful yet somehow soothing bass playing off the powerhouse of...
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Firstborne’s self-titled debut EP marks the acclaimed drummer Chris Adler’s first dedicated band release since his departure from Megadeth and Lamb of God. FIRSTBORNE features Girish...
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Inevitably, we had to come back for a second round. Too many were left out that demanded their own spotlight. Each person may have...
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In 2018, the Supreme Court of India ruled that section 377 is unconstitutional. But the problem does not end there. The homophobia in our...
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Every few weeks there are many singles released by both, renowned musicians as well as completely new ones in the Indian independent music scene....
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If you’re a singer-songwriter and have always wanted to put your own music out, there couldn’t be a better opportunity to do so than...
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Dreamhour, the musical project of Siliguri based music producer and songwriter Debojyoti Sanyal, has released his sophomore full-length album titled ‘Propstvr’ last week. It is a...
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The past decade has been great for Indian metal music. With bands like Bloodywood, Gutslit, Godless and System House 33 having completed multiple international...
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“We never set out to be ‘musicians’; we were just kids making music. But now we are here, and we hope to be able...
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The pandemic has caused a surge in artists releasing music. At such times, it is helpful to have compilations that serve as a one...
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Hardcore rap purists have been experiencing a sort of a drought with the current scene. A handful of rappers have the experience and the...