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In Conversation With The Bodhisattwa Trio Frontman On Their Upcoming Album, Recording With An Orchestra And More

January 18, 2023January 19, 2023 Soumili Independent jazz, independent music, independent music scene, indian independent music, indian independent scene, indian jazz, indian music, indie, indie jazz, indie music, kolkata, kolkata independent music scene

If there are only a handful of acts that bloomed out of the Kolkata jazz circle to become globally recognized,

Polar Lights Rediscovers Itself In Contemplative Debut Album To Feel Human

January 1, 2023January 1, 2023 Soumili independent music, independent music scene, indian independent music, indian independent scene, indian pop, indian post rock, indian rock, indie, indie music, indie pop, indie post rock, indie rock, nagaland, nagaland independent scene, pop, post-rock, rock

When Nagaland’s Mar Jamir established Polar Lights in 2013, all he had in mind was to do what he loved

FEATURED Interview

Amyt Datta’s ‘Electric Power Quartet’ Is A Startlingly Alluring Gift From The Guitar Hero of Kolkata

December 24, 2022December 24, 2022 Soumili Amyt Datta, Electric Power Quartet, independence rock, Independent jazz, independent music, independent music scene, indian independent music, indian independent scene, indie jazz, indie music, indie rock, interview, jazz, kolkata independent music scene, Kolkata music scene, rock

Amyt Datta is a visionary. Having dominated the rock and jazz music spaces since the early 80s with his virtuosic

Green Park’s Debut EP All My Pictures Have Grown Smiles Hits Some Right Notes But The Band Can Do More

December 10, 2022December 12, 2022 Soumili delhi, EP, ep review, independent music, independent music scene, indian independent music, indian independent scene, indian pop, indie, indie music, indie pop

The contemporary music scene of the country has witnessed its fair share of pop records being produced consistently, to the

Ali Saffudin’s Wolivo Is A Hard-Hitting Rock Record Upholding The Ethos Of Resistance And Rebellion

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022 Soumili album review, alt rock, alternative, alternative rock, independent music, independent music scene, indian independent music, indian independent scene, indian rock, indie, indie music, indie rock, Kashmir

Ali Saffudin is a poet. His first full-length release, aptly titled “Home Recordings (Vol. 1) saw the Kashmir-based musician’s quarantine

Singer-Songwriter Shikhar’s Moonbrain Is a Heartfelt Debut EP That Seeks To Leave An Impression

November 16, 2022December 9, 2022 Soumili album review, Bhopal, EP, ep review, independent music, independent music scene, indian independent music, indian independent scene, indian music, indian pop, indie, indie music, indie pop

For singer/songwriter Shikhar Chaudhary (who goes by Shikhar), the path to getting his music out to the world hasn’t been

Bright’s UDO Is Harsh, Edgy And Strives To Make You Uncomfortable To Prove Its Point

November 14, 2022November 14, 2022 Soumili album review, alternative, experimental, independent music, independent music scene, indian independent music, indian independent scene, indian metal, indian rock, indie, indie music, indie rock, instrumental, metal, Mysore, post-metal, progressive metal

In recent years, the indie music space of the country has witnessed a stark increase in the number of musicians

FEATURED Interview

In The Face Of Rarity: Female Guitarists Who Are Making A Difference In The Country’s Music Scene

November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 Soumili bangalore, female guitarists, independent music, indian blues, indian female guitarists, indian guitarists, indian independent music, indian independent scene, indian metal, indian music, indian rock, indie music, shillong

Back when blues guitarist Aayushi Karnik was induced into Fender India’s roster of endorsed artists nearly a decade ago, it

Rum and Monkeys’ Tales of a Tasteless Kid Tries To Uphold Sincerity And Honesty In Telling Its Story

October 26, 2022October 26, 2022 Soumili albumreview, epreview, indian independent music, indian independent scene, indian rock, indianemorock, indianindierock, indianpoppunk, indianpoprock, review, shillong, shillong independent scene

Shillong-based rock band Rum and Monkeys have been on a roll the past couple of months, hitting quite a few

Jamblu’s EP Service Animal Is A Reminder Of Freedom, Self-Love, And Self-Expression Without Limitations

October 9, 2022October 9, 2022 Soumili dark electronica, ep review, experimental electrnica, indian electronica, indian experimental music, indian independent music, indian independent scene, indian music, indie music, jamblu, New Delhi, service animal

After exploring the darker colours of his mind in his last release, New-Delhi-based artist Kartik Pillai AKA Jamblu is back

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