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Amrit Rao and the Madrascals charm and delight with ‘Baemaani’

The main selling point of Amrit Rao and The Madrascals' 'Baemaani' is the clever and hilarious lyricism brought to us by Amrit Rao. Even while handling topics that are decidedly mundane, the lyrical presentation is extremely innovative and fresh. Read More

Average

Aakriti Mehrotra·

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Edging towards an unremarkable end: Coke Studio Season 11 Episode 7 Review

The seventh episode of Coke Studio is average at best, with nothing memorable to take away from it. Read More

7.5

Evocative

Ashwin Vinayan·

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Blakc sells a potent dose of nostalgia in ‘The Consequence of Feeling’

Blakc's latest offering, the 'Consequence of Feeling' works primarily because of the emotional terrains it manages to cover. Read More

7.5

Energetic

Aakriti Mehrotra·

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Pianist Jarvis Menezes shines in Andhadhun

Andhadhun is a refreshing album which despite carrying a heard-before feeling from different eras, still manages to sound energetic and fun in most places. Read More

Innovative

Shantanu Sampath·

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Across Seconds’ interstellar odyssey Four Light Years from Home is sure to warm your heart

Four Light Years From Home is a heartwarming instrumental record with more interesting ideas than we can keep track of. The album is focussed, with multiple motifs and themes recurring throughout, thus tying it all into a single unit. Read More

Groovy

Shantanu Sampath·

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Blue Temptation makes a groovy debut with ‘Tempted’

After a bevy of singles, Shillong-based Blue Temptation delivers a strong debut with 'Tempted'. Read More

Kickstarter

Meghana Potta·

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The Epiphany of Being Sane is a fiery debut from The Iyer Project

The Epiphany of Being Sane serves as a tremendous kick-start to the project’s career. It shares some ideas very close to the band with an energy that is beyond palpable. Read More

6.5

Insipid

Aakriti Mehrotra·

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Sounds of Kolachi offer a brilliant debut in an otherwise weak instalment: Coke Studio Season 11 Episode 6 Review

Returning after two weeks, this was definitely one of the weaker episodes this season, but it should still not take away from Sounds of Kolachi's scintillating debut. Read More

New Avenues

Meghana Potta·

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Submarine in Space creates an exciting wall of sound on new album

On Submarine in Space's 'Wavelengths', everyone has a moment, whether it’s a big finish or a centrepiece or a repeating motif. Spirits are high, energy is palpable, and the groove is on. Read More

Inventive

Nagarajan Natarajan·

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Mani Ratnam leverages a mighty good soundtrack from AR Rahman in Chekka Chivantha Vaanam

AR Rahman's 'Chekka Chivantha Vaanam' proves why it is time labels and producers incorporate background score to OSTs. Read More

LISTEN | The Fanculos’ fascinating blend of ska, funk and reggae in ‘Good Life’

LISTEN | A new melancholy melody from Parekh & Singh

WATCH | An honest representation of love in Prateek Kuhad’s cold/mess

Violinist-Composer Govind Vasantha on ’96 and mainstream choices

Hriday Gattani on what goes behind making a live show tick

What’s up with Delhi’s live music scene?

Kedarnath album is an adequate effort from Amit Trivedi to end a busy 2018

Insignify by Rainburn is an enjoyable but generic prog rock album

2.0 – A Rahman soundtrack that won’t grow on you

Monthly Playlist: Best of November 2018

Coke Studio Season 11 – Top 10 songs

Tamil Music Recap: October 2018

Ep. 6 – What makes certain actors synonymous with good music?

Ep. 5 – Scratching the surface: Indian hip-hop and parallels with the west

Ep. 4 – Biases and Music Journalism

Reviews

Amrit Rao and the Madrascals charm and delight with ‘Baemaani’

Edging towards an unremarkable end: Coke Studio Season 11 Episode 7 Review

Blakc sells a potent dose of nostalgia in ‘The Consequence of Feeling’

Pianist Jarvis Menezes shines in Andhadhun

Across Seconds’ interstellar odyssey Four Light Years from Home is sure to warm your heart

Blue Temptation makes a groovy debut with ‘Tempted’

The Epiphany of Being Sane is a fiery debut from The Iyer Project

Sounds of Kolachi offer a brilliant debut in an otherwise weak instalment: Coke Studio Season 11 Episode 6 Review

Submarine in Space creates an exciting wall of sound on new album

Mani Ratnam leverages a mighty good soundtrack from AR Rahman in Chekka Chivantha Vaanam