Casey McQuillen’s single “Better” arrives not with a bang, but with the quiet, decisive click of a well-made lock securing a door. It’s pop music, certainly, groomed and gleaming, yet beneath the surface bubbles a fierce kind of self-possession that’s less about demanding attention and more about curating who gets past the velvet rope of your own contentment. Coming from someone known for empowerment...

The latest release from the gifted soloist and Mumbai’s indie music spotlight, Kamakshi Khanna, will become the choice of many rock lovers. Her English single, ‘Love Is Not A Fucking Game’ has already made its place in the music world. This is not only the one track that was born out of her lockdown series ‘The Green Room Sessions’ but it also perfectly does its job...