Review
Rito Riba’s name reached most people in 2022, when he auditioned for Indian Idol 13 with “Heer Ranjha”, a song he had written himself,...
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The style-defying, hard-hitting collective EXCISE DEPT came through with their 2nd LP “SHOPNOBHUMI” in October of 2026. Their first release as new signees of...
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“the essence of timing’ is straight off the bat, uncomplicated. One of the highlights of the album is the generous focus each element is...
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This year, the Indian music scene has kept evolving new sounds, new voices, and more artists willing to take risks with how they say...
Review
Even If You Beat Me opens with the line “everything is boring,” and yet it’s anything but. There isn’t a dull second on it....
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During a time when women are raising their voices more actively than ever, there is a distinct, collective warmth that settles over you when...
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Most heartbreak records want you to take a side, but Chaar Khaane EP, the latest release from Aryan Katoch, only asks you to stay...
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Hurricane, producer-extraordinaire is back with his next full length LP titled “: : distortion: :”, which marks his third release under Seedhe Maut’s DL91...
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Zain Calcuttawala has spent a big chunk of his working life in the parts of the music industry that sit just outside the limelight....
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Max Fashion, in partnership with Homegrown, kicked off MAX URB_N UN-MUTE’s 2026 run in Kochi this August, and it’s about to hit four more...
Interview
Punya Vashist, known to most people in music as pixlpxl, learned how to hold an air gun in the first grade and grew up...
Review
In Aadamkhor Vikas, Kaali Duniya samples an extract from an interview of poet Mahadev Toppo : “yeh dharti ko aadamkhor aur munafakhor vikas nahi...
Callback
I discuss Cornershop with my British friend at Chowpatty — someone I do not talk to anymore, but miss from time to time because...
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I remember having a conversation with a friend of mine, who also happens to be a visual artist, when I was visiting Goa. He...
Review
Mumbai/Bengaluru -based DJ and music producer DJazz (Aditya Malve) brings a distinctly intricate vision to India’s electronic music scene. With over a decade in...
Interview
In 2024, Samanvii commissioned India’s first new vinyl manufacturing facility after nearly four decades, contributing to the revival of vinyl culture and physical formats...
Review
More than a decade after its beginnings in 2013, Runt, the alternative rock project led by Mumbai-bred singer-songwriter and producer Siddharth Basrur, arrives with...
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Music, to me, has always been a soft embrace, something that lulls me to sleep, listens to my woes, and offers a steady shoulder...
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According to khokkosh a.k.a. Yashomati Parveen, this is an electronic album presented with a pop lens and I would tend to agree. Just because...
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In the history of music appreciation and criticism, oftentimes records have been rewarded with the term “honest” — in keeping with the tradition of...
Review
Let it be known, listening to droning modular synths while you are delirious with a fever is not ever, a good call. Let it...
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...