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Emerging from New Delhi’s alternative rock scene, BAALAK continues to refine a sound that exists between structure and chaos. Formed by vocalist and composer...
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“Andhera“, Hindi for darkness, is Naman’s most personal release yet, four self-produced tracks about love, isolation, and survival. “Darkness isn’t something dramatic or cinematic,”...
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Packers & Movers made their debut album in a bedroom. Not “bedroom” as a vibe or a genre tag, an actual bedroom, next to...
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For decades, Uday Benegal has been synonymous with Indian rock. As the frontman of Indus Creed and one of the pioneers of India’s independent...
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There are some records, which are blatantly, and quite charmingly young. This is not a dig at the artists behind Delhivision’s Day One, who...
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The new hardcore EP by Pacifist can only be described as straight edged. The EP spends very little time dilly dallying and is also...
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Midival Punditz are no strangers to the indie music scene with a healthy chunk of their experiments growing to define the larger music landscape...
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When I am sent the preview link to Champak’s debut release, A1, I am positively intrigued. The source of my curiosity, I admit, is...
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In a year where 2026 continues to see a surge of new artists and fast-moving releases, projects that choose to slow down and reflect...
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I have spent a large part of my life somewhere in the hills. Tawang, Ladakh, Himachal, the specifics changed but the feeling never did....
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Josiah Ranpal is a guitarist from Gangtok, Sikkim, who runs a jazz fusion and jazzcore project called That’s Not Self Help. His music is...
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Albela is unlike an average rapper. He raps as radically as Eminem in his prime. His music is defined by an extremely honest approach...
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When Hush Falls’ EP Migration, on first listen, sounds like daybreak liquified into record format – which is topical, perhaps considering the first track...