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In an era of thumping trap drops and high-octane producer albums, YKSDOG has taken a refreshing detour with his debut EP Boys Don’t Cry....
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From Indie Folk to Soulful Indie: Raghav Meattle, Swarathma & Suzonn Cook Up a Touring Feast
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- Reviews
YKSDOG’s ‘Boys Don’t Cry’: A Heartfelt Debut That Blends Trap Beats with Punjabi Soul
sudan’s ‘pocket friendly : volume i’ Is An Exercise In Electronic Intimacy
From Nagaland to the World: Abdon Mech’s “Not Overthinking This” Feels Like a Fresh Start
Inside ‘Boy Drama’, Smoke & Muzzle’s Soundtrack to Modern Love
Bengaluru’s prog metal band Fallen Letters’ Debut ‘Mindfractures’ Is Intricate, Dissonant, and Unmissable
- Industry Insight
AI Music: How Big Is It, What Are the Laws, and Why It Matters to You
Setting Up Your Music Business: Registration Essentials
Collaborate, Innovate, Elevate: Inside the Exclusive Madverse for Managers Event
Shedding Light on the Evolving Landscape: Reclaiming Black Box Royalties in the Indian Music Industry
The DIY Musician’s Toolkit: Building a Home Studio Under 10k
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Where is Sky Rabbit? – Obscurity’s Favorite Child
6 Indian Bands Defining the Metal Underground
Why the Groundbreaking Soundtracks of Khanwalkar, Trivedi, & Sampath Still Define a Generation
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Review
Smoke & Muzzle have teamed up to deliver a refreshing six-song project titled Boy Drama. This Punjabi-Hindi EP, touted as “6 songs, 6 moods,...
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A Personal Journey Told Through Letters Debut albums often serve as an artist’s grand introduction, but Ekum’s first full-length project, Likhe Jo Khat Tujhe,...
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Baijoo Bawra is back, with his ever expanding repertoire of stories for his new EP, “Billu Barber”. On his previous album, Baijnaath, the artist...
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Sravya Sruthi Kothalanka, better known as Lady Skavya, arrives with “Peru Gurthu Pettukondi”, Telugu for “Remember the Name”, a title that feels less like...
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Ice Cream Frappe is the latest offering from Delhi-based rapper Frappe Ash, and it’s as colorful and refreshing as its title suggests. Released on...
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Quite often, while reviewing music – I dunk on electropop, anything that is too reliant on synths and safely nestled in beat-topia. It is...
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In an interview with the Deccan Chronicle, Burrah talks about his debut EP, “I felt lost, like I was living a life that wasn’t...
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In the world of hip-hop tours, you usually need a label’s blessing, a sponsor’s logo, and a stage big enough to impress the Instagram...
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HARDBONE BOY, or Deepak Kumar — the rapper from Jaipur who boasts of being crowned the winner of Nexa Music Season 3 by A...