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- News
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
From Bloom to Wither: Catatonic’s ‘Gardenia’ Cultivates a Lush Yet Scattered Metalcore Garden
Sikkim’s Harrowing Dearth’s Eponymous EP Blends Punk Fury with Prog Precision
Space Hydra’s ‘Code Control’: A Grand And Defiant Expose Into The World Of Today
Anirudh Varma Collective’s “SABR”: A Thematic Mosaic of Classical, Original, and Kabir
Hashbass’s Producer Prowess Shines on ‘House of Hashbass Vol. 1’
- Industry Insight
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
Behind the Playlist: Decoding Our Fascination With Spotify Wrapped
- Featured
Release Spotlight #97 – Indie Pop, Garage Rock & Ambient Electronica
“Our music is both personal and political – a reflection of society and our inner lives” – In Conversation With The Down Troddence
“Bands & Artists That Are Not Playing To Algorithmic Trends Need Regular Support” – In Conversation With Long Distances
“One of the best things about being an independent artist is the creative freedom” – In Conversation With Kushagra
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Time and over again, the indie music scene proves to be a diverse mix of extraordinary musical experiences. This, of course, is an exuberant...
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Let’s enter November with a bang by listening to some of last month’s craziest singles. As always, this roundup has been curated with the...
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Officially entering the last quarter of 2023 and the independent music scene in India remains super awesome! Artists from all walks of life have...
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2023 has seen a lot of experimentation and mixing of genres that at the first glance look so unbelievingly different from each other. Setting...
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There are always people who look to master one genre through years of practice and explore the depths of it. Then, there are people...
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Ready for the 71st edition of the TIMD singles roundup? We sure are! This month, we come with some of India’s hottest indie releases....
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This could easily be our most versatile roundup yet with genres ranging from Qawwali fusion, dreamy indie-tronica, Bengali rap, and more such exciting blends...
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A fresh month calls for a brand new roundup with the freshest of tracks here at The Indian Music Diaries. In this edition, we...
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We’re bringing together a plethora of fresh voices in the next release of our single’s roundup – enough to have a slick couch party!...