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NAARI Leans Into Stillness & Storytelling On ‘Autumn Sunrise’
India-raised Berlin-based Neeraja aka NAARI lets her songwriting flow unfettered on her latest EP 'Autumn Sunrise'. Consequently, the 5-track release meanders around the same spots lyrically, letting...
‘It’s Time To Talk’: Large Scale Survey To Address Mental Health In India’s Music Industry
Musicians potentially suffer from anxiety and depression at rates up to three times higher than the general public, and have one of the highest suicide rates of all occupations, according to mortality...
Karshni Screams Her Way Into A New Style On ‘Gaping Hole’
If the recently released single 'Gaping Hole' is to be trusted for the direction Karshni takes on her upcoming record, the Mumbai-based singer-songwriter has undergone a major stylistic...
Unnayanaa & Pawas Collaborate To Blur House & Folktronica On ‘OMM’
The two house-heads, Bangalore-based Prashanth Pallemoni aka Unnayanaa and Berlin-based Pawas, have come together on the EP 'OMM' – but instead of creating a sum of their parts, they offer works...
‘Elastic’ Marks Sourya Sen’s Most Cohesive Exploration Of Memory Yet
While Sourya Sen has previously also delved into his memory and distilled what he found into meanderings on his modular synths, notably capturing the sense of the cities he has lived in or passed...
Skulk Introduces Her Sophomore Art-Pop Album 'Skin' With A Psychedelic Rock-Influenced Title Track
After sporadically offering off-kilter art-pop work for over half a decade, Katyayini Gargi aka Skulk joins the leftfield platform and label ONNO Collective for her sophomore album 'Skin', which she...
Stain Returns To The Smoky Space Between Dub & Club On 'Under The Influence'
New Delhi's Sourodeep Guha aka Stain recently put out a new EP entitled 'Under The Influence', returning with his club-friendly soundsystem culture-influenced musicality. But unlike many previous...
Digging In India & Songs for a Tired City Combine Modular Synthesis With Quirky Self-Help Tapes On ‘Feeling So Good’
I am generally wary of spoken word samples being thrown into musical work, as if the producer included a literal message because they failed to express it and maintain interest musically. That is,...
sudan Collaborates With Anoushka Maskey, Tejas & More On 4-Track Release 'pocket friendly: volume i'
After his debut album last year, Pritpal Sudan, who uses just his last name (stylised as "sudan") as an artist, has had a prosperous year ripe with acclaim, an India tour and performances at platforms...
Muse, Karnivool For Bandland; Monolink, Stavroz For Echoes of Earth – Both Bangalore Festivals Announce Their Lineups
Echoes of Earth has just announced the lineup for its next edition, which takes place at Bangalore's Embassy International School on December 13-14. After hosting the likes of Tinariwen, Modern...