The days of the procrastinating Indian band are numbered. With advances in computer-assisted recording techniques, a burgeoning home-studio recording scene, and an overall increase in the general motivation of Indian artists to release new music, 2011 could well be the biggest year for Indian indie music in terms of quantum of music produced and released.
Finding out which Indian artists are releasing new albums/EPs this year was no easy task. It involved a truckload of phone calls, incessant GTalking, and one confusing moment where we called and GTalked P-Man at the same time. Here’s our guide to Indian independent artists releasing albums/EPs this year.
January
Peter Cat Recording Co. – Sinema: Debut album released Jan 01
menwhopause – Easy: Second full-length studio album
Faridkot -1: Debut album released Jan 20
Fire Exit – OkBye!: Debut EP released Jan 24
Wrenz United – By The Moonlight: Debut EP, to be released Jan 25
Indian Ocean – 16/330 Khajoor Road: Sixth full-length studio album
The Lightyears Explode: Debut EP
Amogh Symphony – Quantum Hack Code: Sophomore album
February
Pentagram – Bloodywood: Fourth full-length studio album
Middle Finger Theory: Debut EP
Arcane Deception – Arcane Deception: Debut EP
Pip of the Fourth Mother - Lun: Debut six-track EP
March
The Riot Peddlers: Debut EP, “It’s going to sound like the best hardcore punk in India.”
Bombay Bassment – Bombay Bassment: Debut EP
Sanjeev T: Debut solo album
Exhumation – Consider This: Third full-length studio album
Noiseware – Wake Up and Soar EP: Debut EP
Adam & The Fish Eyed Poets – Dead Loops(working title): Second full-length album
The Yellow Pages – The First Edition: Debut full-length album
April
Karsh Kale – Cinema: Seventh full-length studio album
Rosemary – A Legacy of Ruined Days: Debut six-track EP
Medusa: Sophomore studio album
The SkaVengers: Debut EP
Sifar: Debut album
Mid 2011
Purple Blood: Debut EP, to be released in June
Lycanthropia: Debut full-length album
Solder: Debut full-length album
Nikhil D’Souza: Debut EP
Goddess Gagged: Debut EP
Ameeth Thomas: Debut solo EP
Agam: Debut eight track EP
Arsh Sharma: Debut solo album
Sulk Station: Debut album
Da Saz: Second full-length studio album
Zero: Live album, recorded at the Blue Frog, Mumbai
Something Relevant – Sophomore studio album
September
Advaita: Second full-length album
October
Split – Four Rums and a Fresh Lime Soda (working title): Debut full-length studio album
Tempo Tantrick: Debut full-length studio album
Late 2011
Theorized: Debut full-length studio album
Avial: Second full-length studio album
Workshop: Second full-length studio album
Reptilian Death: First full-length studio album, “It’s going to be brutal death metal, and features a prominent figure from the Indian metal scene on vocals.”
Demonstealer (Solo project): “It’s going to feature a lot of guest musicians, going to be melodic metal.”
Bhayanak Maut: Fourth full-length studio album
Ankur & The Ghalat Family: Second full-length album
Tough on Tobacco: Double album, second full-length effort
Alien Chutney: Live album
Sidd Coutto: Debut full-length solo album
Airport: Debut full-length album, to be released track-by-track
Emperor Minge: Debut full-length album
The Circus: Second full-length album
Khiladi – Hi! EP: Debut EP
Indus Creed: First full-length album with new lineup, fourth album overall
Infernal Wrath: Second full-length album
Indigo Children: Debut full-length album
Kaav: Debut full-length album
Swarathma: Second full-length album
Native Tongue: Debut full-length album
Gaurav Jagwani – Silence And A Child: Debut full length album
If we’ve missed your band, leave a comment below and we’ll add you to the list!
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