It’s our birthday week, month, YEAAAR. Maed in India turns 10 and we’re still feeling emo, nostalgic, and very, very proud. As we blow out the candles on a decade of discovering awesome Indian independent music, we’re throwing it back to one of our most jam-packed years yet: 2016.

We dropped a wild 45 episodes that year - a fever dream of folk, punk, blues, alt-rock and more. While most bands are still kicking and many others have bloomed onto the scene, some vanished into the great indie abyss, and others live on only in our headphones and hearts. 

Tune into this Best Of special to hear everything from the then up-and-coming The F16s, "suburban" punk band Punk on Toast, Gowri Jayakumar in her many avatars, and much much more. We also feature the heart-on-his-sleeve Vernon Noronha, virtuoso guitarist Aditya Balani singing long songs, and a musical breakdown by guitar nerd Warren Mendonsa.

This re-release is introduced by our Head of Video, Jishnu Guha, who once sang on our mic and now spends most of his time making sure our videos come to life. He’s here to remind you (and himself) why we’re still doing this 10 years later.

So hit play and celebrate the year 2016 that was part music, part existential crisis.

 

Song List:

Gowri - WaterLilly (03:29 - 06:06)

The F16s - Blackboard (07:13 - 10:33)

The Tripp - Minor Blues (11:21 - 14:21)

Vernon Noronha - Come Back Jack (15:09 - 20:34)

Warren Mendonsa - Folkish Three (21:30 - 23:04)

Punk On Toast - For Hire (23:44 - 26:33)

Barefaced Liar - Chocolate (27:17 - 30:01)

Aditya Balani - 1979 (30:41 - 34:03)

 

Come be our friend:

Instagram @maedinindia

Twitter @maedinindia

 

CREDITS:

Host: Mae

Instagram: @maemariyam

Twitter: @maebemaebe

Producer: Shaun Fanthome and Meghna Gulati

Sound Edited & Mastered by: Kartik Kulkarni

Artwork: Alika Gupta

It&rsquo;s our birthday week, month, YEAAAR. Maed in India turns 10 and we&rsquo;re still feeling emo, nostalgic, and very, very proud. As we blow out the candles on a decade of discovering awesome Indian independent music, we&rsquo;re throwing it back to one of our most jam-packed years yet: 2016.
We dropped a wild 45 episodes that year - a fever dream of folk, punk, blues, alt-rock and more. While most bands are still kicking and many others have bloomed onto the scene, some vanished into the great indie abyss, and others live on only in our headphones and hearts.&nbsp;
Tune into this Best Of special to hear everything from the then up-and-coming The F16s, "suburban" punk band Punk on Toast, Gowri Jayakumar in her many avatars, and much much more. We also feature the heart-on-his-sleeve Vernon Noronha, virtuoso guitarist Aditya Balani singing long songs, and a musical breakdown by guitar nerd Warren Mendonsa.
This re-release is introduced by our Head of Video, Jishnu Guha, who once sang on our mic and now spends most of his time making sure our videos come to life. He&rsquo;s here to remind you (and himself) why we&rsquo;re still doing this 10 years later.
So hit play and celebrate the year 2016 that was part music, part existential crisis.
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Song List:
Gowri - WaterLilly (03:29 - 06:06)
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thef16s/?hl=en">The F16s</a> - Blackboard (07:13 - 10:33)
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/the_tripp/">The Tripp</a> - Minor Blues (11:21 - 14:21)
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/vernon_noronha/?hl=en">Vernon Noronha</a> - Come Back Jack (15:09 - 20:34)
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/blackstratblues/?hl=en">Warren Mendonsa</a> - Folkish Three (21:30 - 23:04)
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/punk.on.toast/?hl=en">Punk On Toast</a> - For Hire (23:44 - 26:33)
Barefaced Liar - Chocolate (27:17 - 30:01)
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/adityabalani/?hl=en">Aditya Balani</a> - 1979 (30:41 - 34:03)
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Come be our friend:
Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maedinindia/">@maedinindia</a>
Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/maedinindia">@maedinindia</a>
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CREDITS:
Host: Mae
Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maemariyam/">@maemariyam</a>
Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/maebemaebe">@maebemaebe</a>
Producer: <a href="http://instagram.com/sfanthome">Shaun Fanthome</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/amadnessepidemic/">Meghna Gulati</a>
Sound Edited &amp; Mastered by: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kartik.kulkarni/">Kartik Kulkarni</a>
Artwork: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/capefoxalix/">Alika Gupta</a>

Whether it’s a shoegaze band from Chandigarh, thrash metal act from Visakhapatnam, rapper from Kashmir, vocal folk quartet from Kohima, Tamil indie pop act from Madurai, or a singer-songwriter from Mussoorie, Maed in India is where you’ll discover it.

Started in 2015, music nerd and ex-radio presenter Mae Mariyam Thomas showcases the best talent coming out of South Asia and its diaspora. 

The show is India’s first indie music podcast and prides itself on being the premier destination for new music, little known stories that give you a peek into the lives of independent musicians, as well as being an ongoing archive of unreleased music never heard before.

“Remember that in the darkest days when everything stopped, you turned to artists.” - Jishnu Bandyopadhyay

Whether it’s a shoegaze band from Chandigarh, thrash metal act from Visakhapatnam, rapper from Kashmir, vocal folk quartet from Kohima, Tamil indie pop act from Madurai, or a singer-songwriter from Mussoorie, Maed in India is where you’ll discover it.
Started in 2015, music nerd and ex-radio presenter Mae Mariyam Thomas showcases the best talent coming out of South Asia and its diaspora. 
The show is India’s first indie music podcast and prides itself on being the premier destination for new music, little known stories that give you a peek into the lives of independent musicians, as well as being an ongoing archive of unreleased music never heard before.
“Remember that in the darkest days when everything stopped, you turned to artists.” - Jishnu Bandyopadhyay

Maed in India

Whether it’s a shoegaze band from Chandigarh, thrash metal act from Visakhapatnam, rapper from Kashmir, vocal folk quartet from Kohima, Tamil indie pop act from Madurai, or a singer-songwriter from Mussoorie, Maed in India is where you’ll discover it.
Started in 2015, music nerd and ex-radio presenter Mae Mariyam Thomas showcases the best talent coming out of South Asia and its diaspora. 
The show is India’s first indie music podcast and prides itself on being the premier destination for new music, little known stories that give you a peek into the lives of independent musicians, as well as being an ongoing archive of unreleased music never heard before.
“Remember that in the darkest days when everything stopped, you turned to artists.” - Jishnu Bandyopadhyay

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