Every week we go through India's new releases so you don't have to. This edition covers singles, EPs and albums released or announced 26–31 October 2026, across Punjabi, Kannada, Tamil, Hindi, English and Kokborok, from indie rock to tech-death metal. Release details are taken from the sources linked below. For charts, genres and our archive, start at our music hub.
| # | Release | Artist | Genre / language | Why it's here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Even If You Beat Me (EP, 6 tracks) | Indrani | Indie pop / English | Debut EP from the Ladyship keyboardist and singer; pop choruses with an indie-rock edge (Wild City, 28 Oct) |
| 2 | Paiinted Feeliings (EP, completed 30 Oct) | Talwiinder | Punjabi pop | Four tracks, just under 14 minutes. "Geet" (with NDS) and "Jind Meri" (with Push Kahlon) arrived on Friday (Tracklist, 31 Oct) |
| 3 | "Somebody To Love" | Apartment Upstairs | Disco-funk / English | The band's first release in five years (Rolling Stone India, 28 Oct) |
| 4 | "So What?!" | Gingerfeet | Rock | First single of the year in their comeback run, taking aim at apathy (RSI) |
| 5 | "If You Come Today 2.0" | Gubbi, Synkflow | Kannada hip-hop | A new take on a Kannada cult classic (RSI) |
| 6 | "You Should Be Here" | AFSHEEN, Shuba | Electronic pop / English and Hindi | Collaboration between a DJ-producer and an Indo-American singer (RSI) |
| 7 | "Rasik Balma" | Kulfi, Momin Khan | Fusion / Hindi | The Delhi fusion act with sarangi player Momin Khan (RSI) |
| 8 | "Aeroplane" (music video single) | Paal Dabba | Tamil indie | Breakup story set on a flight; released by Think Indie, music by Adiel Massar (News Today, 31 Oct) |
| 9 | Borealis (album) | Nihilus | Tech-death metal | An unsparing full-length (RSI) |
| 10 | "Nwng Tongkhe Gana" | Arshi Tripura, Subrajit Debbarma | Tripura (Kokborok title) | Northeast pick from the RSI roundup |
Pick of the week: Indrani, Even If You Beat Me
Indrani steps out from her Delhi band Ladyship with six songs that are sharply specific. "Money" calls out a money-minded partner, and "Not Today" brushes off a breakup conversation with an irreverent chorus: "Make my living room a bar." Wild City puts it best: the diary-style writing turns into clever songwriting when those pointed verses build to a pop hook. It's the strongest debut of the week.
Also worth a listen
- Mannan Shaah with Javed Akhtar and Anuradha Juju, "Mohabbat Ki Zabaan Hai Khamoshi"
- Shwetang Shankar, Numaayaan EP
- Brijesh Sarin, End of Teenage
- Guru Randhawa feat. Kiran Bajwa, "So What" (Saregama, out Tuesday 27 Oct). A label release, listed here for the Punjabi search crowd.
How we choose
We pick releases from Indian and diaspora artists released in the past seven days. Major-label and independent releases get equal consideration, and nobody pays to be included. Artists can submit through our submission guide.
Previous week: New Indian indie songs this week (23 October 2026)
Sources
- Rolling Stone India, weekly roundup (28 Oct 2026): https://rollingstoneindia.com/gubbi-afsheen-shuba-mannan-shaah-new-songs/
- Wild City, Indrani (28 Oct 2026): https://www.thewildcity.com/news/21876-indrani-offers-pop-with-an-indie-rock-attitude-on-even-if-you-beat-me
- Tracklist India, Talwiinder (31 Oct 2026): https://tracklistindia.com/articles/62-news-talwiinder-paiinted-feeliings-ep-geet-jind-meri
- Tracklist India, new songs 30 Oct: https://tracklistindia.com/articles/58-list-new-songs-this-week-hindi-punjabi-tamil-telugu-30-oct
- News Today, Paal Dabba (31 Oct 2026): https://newstodaynet.com/2026/10/31/paal-dabbas-aeroplane-music-video-explores-love-after-a-breakup/
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