Rounak Maiti

Excise Dept: ‘It Was Important To Create Strong, Bold Contrasts’

Excise Dept: ‘It Was Important To Create Strong, Bold Contrasts’

From an immersive website experience to a roving sound rooted in hip-hop, the Mumbai/New Delhi group’s debut album ‘Sab Kuch…

September 30, 2024

New Delhi/Mumbai Collective Excise Dept Turn To Coming-Of-Age Folk-Pop on ‘Billo’

Artists Rounak Maiti, Karanjit Singh and Siddhant Vetekar for their Punjabi track, whose music video explores a long-running friendship between…

September 18, 2023

Bengaluru’s Record Room Launches Label, Set for Vinyl Launch of Indian Indie Compilation

Artists like Peter Cat Recording Co., The F16s, Easy Wanderlings, RANJ x Clifr x Issamood, Ditty and Lojal are among…

June 6, 2023

JBABE and Kayan Amongst Indian Artists At SXSW’s Online Music Festival This Year

In addition to a showcase by Mumbai artist agency Third Culture, New Delhi's Pagal Haina will also host indie rockers…

March 15, 2021

Festival Report: Control ALT Delete 12, Mumbai

Experimentation, political commentary and spunk reined heavy over two days of the crowdfunded indie music festival

February 10, 2020

Rounak Maiti Dreams Up His Own Universe on Atmospheric New Album

‘Waiting on the Comedown’ is a bittersweet exploration into the emotions attached to communication in the 21st century

June 7, 2019

Exclusive Premiere: Rounak Maiti Reminisces on ‘The Whole World Is Watching’

The Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter turns to dreampop and shoegaze on his upcoming album ‘Waiting on the Comedown’

May 5, 2019

Rolling Stone India Monthly Playlist Series: June

Don’t let the rain get you down: blast our latest playlist as you curl up by the window with a…

June 16, 2017

Rounak Maiti’s Postmodern Cowboy Music

The L.A. singer-songwriter channels his confusion around ideas of home and identity into his debut album, ‘Bengali Cowboy’

June 16, 2017

New Talent To Watch Out For At Escape Festival

Check out these up and coming acts set to perform this weekend

May 23, 2013