The Third Edition of The Indies Awards Announce Winners

The likes of Chennai indie-rock band The F16s and solo artist Aryaman Singh aka Sunflower Tape Machine as well as New Delhi vocalist-composer Saptak Chatterjee all bagged a couple of honors at the third edition of The Indies, the digital award show for India’s independent music scene.

Across numerous categories, artists with releases from January 1st, 2021 and March 31st, 2022 were in the running for this year’s Indies. While New Delhi hip-hop duo Seedhe Maut won Artist of the Year, Ahmedabad bassist and producer Raag Sethi picked up the award for Producer of the Year. Mojo Jojo clinched Electronic / Dance Album of the Year for Andarrated whereas Pune easy listening group Easy Wanderlings took home Rock / Blues / Alternative Song of the Year for their track “Enemy.”

Drummer of the Year went to Mumbai’s Darshan Doshi, Bassist of the Year was won by Sharad Rao, Keyboardist of the Year was given to Anindo Bose and Abhay Nayampally won for Guitarist of the Year.

See the full list of The Indies Third Edition Winners below:

Artist of the Year
Seedhe Maut

Song of the Year 
Sunflower Tape Machine
“Sophomore Sweetheart”

Album of the Year
Saptak Chatterjee
Aaina

Music Video of the Year
The F16s
“Easy Bake Easy Wake”

Producer of the Year
Raag Sethi

Artwork of the Year 
Midhaven
“Of The Lotus & The Thunderbolt”

Emerging Artist of the Year 
Sunflower Tape Machine

Keyboardist of the Year
Anindo Bose (Shadow & Light)
“Raahein”

Bassist of the Year
Sharad Rao
“Makin’ My Move”

Drummer of the Year
Darshan Doshi
Bandish Blues- Live on Tour 2021

Guitarist of the Year
Abhay Nayampally
So…Now Hear This

Female Vocalist of the Year
Iuli Yeptho
“I’m on your side”

Male Vocalist of the Year
Saptak Chatterjee
“Pehra”

Electronic / Dance Song of the Year

BODMAS
“Camel Culture”

Folk-Fusion Song of the Year

Abhay Nayampally
“Celebration”

Hip-Hop / Rap Song of the Year

Seedhe Maut
Namastute

Instrumental Music Song of the Year

Sandeep Chowta
“Under the same sky”

Metal / Hardcore Song of the Year

Midhaven
“Zhitro”

Pop Song of the Year

RANJ
“Attached”

Rock / Blues / Alternative Song of the Year

Easy Wanderlings
“Enemy”

Electronic / Dance Album of the Year

Mojo Jojo
Andarrated

Folk-Fusion Album of the Year

Project MishraM
Meso

Hip-Hop / Rap Album of the Year

Prabh Deep
Tabia

Instrumental Music Album of the Year

Jatayu
Moodswings

Metal / Hardcore Album of the Year

Maneating Orchid
Hive Mind

Pop Album of the Year

Shantanu Pandit
Milk Teeth

Rock / Blues / Alternative Album of the Year

The F16s
Is It Time To Eat The Rich Yet?