The Underground Scene of India: Music in a Caccoon

The Genres which go beyond the Mainstream culture of music come under the Underground music. The songs under the Underground music are not commercially legalized.

Underground Music differs a lot from Commercial music as they tend to express a lot of common ideas such as high regard for sincerity and intimacy whereas the Commercial music restricts the use of creative expression and follows the existing mainstream trends in music.

Underground Music has existed since even before the mid-60s. But it’s has been seen that a few Underground bands like the Sex Pistol turned from an Underground band to a Mainstream Band.

Talking about the Underground music scene in India, many bands have emerged like The Local Train, Soul Mate and Indian Ocean which have been a source of both entertainment and inspiration. However, there have been some lesser known acts that came into the scene, gave us some really good music but unfortunately disappeared.

The primary reasons behind such failures are lack of a platform and poor acceptance of genres. Apart from this, the lack of support from the industry has further obstructed the growth of these independent bands.

Only way forward is through a collective effort wherein the artists start listening to and supporting each other. Since we are all in this together, let’s keep this scene alive and while we’re at it, let’s not forget to cherish and enjoy this Endless Journey that we call music.