Independent Rock bands from Kerala creating ripples all over the world

Malayalam is the native language of Kerala. Kerala is known as 'God's Own Country'. A typical day in Kerala starts with religious chants of god and goddesses. With changing times, the music scenario in Kerala has drastically changed. Today, Keralites prefer listening to independent music bands like Thaikkudam Bridge, Avial, among others. 

Independent music bands in Kerala

The Independent music scenario in Kerala started in 1996. The first-ever musical band that originated from Kerala was Motherjane. Motherjane started their musical journey with college festivals and lasted for 18 long years. Motherjane set the benchmark for other bands to follow. Here is a list of exciting Indie rock bands from Kerala that you need to start listening to right now.

When Chai Met Toast

The four-member band started in 2014. The name of the group represents the amalgamation of Indian (Chai) and Western (toast). When Chai Met Toast began their musical journey with small videos and is a big name today in Indie music. Firefly and Joy of Little Things are some of the popular songs of their musical career. They have a beautiful set of songs under their name. Here are a few songs of When Chai Met Toast:

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Masala Coffee

The five-member rock band started in 2014. They started their musical career with a popular reality show. Taking the road less travelled, the band started performing for an acoustic series on a popular music channel. Their first breakthrough was the song 'Munbe Vaa'. The song has clocked about 16 Million views on YouTube. The band recently turned music director for Jayan K. Nair's Hello Namasthe. 

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Avial 

The Malayalam rock band started in 2008. Avial performed its first show at the Eastwind Music Festival at Delhi. The band has songs like Chekele, Karukara, Nada...Nada to their credit. The band has also composed music for Ashiq Abu's 2011 movie, Salt N' Pepper. Have a look at the song, composed by Avial and Bijibal:

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