'Not Dead Yet: it’s aLive!': A 22-Track Live Album From Mumbai's Independent Scene

Misfits Inc. is marking a major milestone in its live music journey with 'Not Dead Yet: it’s aLive! The Compilation Vol. 1', a 22-track album arriving on June 26, 2026. The compilation brings together some of India’s most respected independent artists alongside a new generation of emerging voices, all drawn from the Not Dead Yet concert series that has been hosted at antiSOCIAL, Mumbai over the last four years. Featuring names such as Ankur Tewari & The Ghalat Family, Hashbass, The Lightyears Explode, Tejas, Sidd Coutto, SEN, Frizzell D’Souza, Easy Wanderlings, Green Park, Rudy Mukta, Dohnraj & The Peculiars and many more, the album captures the energy of a scene that has continued to grow through community, collaboration and live performances.

Every song on the compilation was recorded live at a Not Dead Yet show, making it one of the country’s few large-scale live music compilations. In the album listeners get to hear performances shaped by the atmosphere of the room, the response of the crowd and the spontaneity that comes with a live set. The tracklist moves freely across genres, reflecting the diversity that has defined the series itself. Tough on Tobacco brings Goan folk-inspired rock, Tejas leans into synth-pop, Rudy Mukta blends rap and R&B, Frizzell D’Souza delivers an intimate ballad, while Urmila Sivadas and RAJ combine electronica with finger-picked guitar. Green Park makes time stop as true indie darlings. Neel Adhikari performs a classic pop-rock medley. SEN gets groovy on electric guitar. SAKRÉ trips out with live looping and unique samples. Elsewhere, Ankur Tewari & The Ghalat Family offer Hindi rock, Hashbass and pho bottle live energy, and The Lightyears Explode arrive with the fan-favourite 'Diet Coke,' among others.

The compilation also serves as a document of the Not Dead Yet story itself. Beginning in 2022 as a series of intimate gigs, the platform steadily expanded across four years, welcoming artists from different corners of India’s independent music landscape. Each edition added new voices while building a loyal audience around original music. From early performances by Tough on Tobacco, Easy Wanderlings and The Lightyears Explode to later appearances by Ankur Tewari, Hashbass, Green Park, Jonathan Angami, SEN, The Siege and RAK, the shows created a space where musicians and listeners could come together around a shared love for a live performance. Every artist featured on the album represents a chapter in that journey.

This year, Misfits Inc. is putting its full focus on the compilation as the Not Dead Yet live series takes a pause. The album is described as a love letter to the artists, audiences and antiSOCIAL team who helped shape the platform from the beginning. That spirit is reflected in the artwork created by Harshad Shetty, which features a roaring tiger as a symbol of survival, revival and defiance. Inspired by the tiger’s recovery from the brink of extinction, the image draws a connection to India’s independent music community, a scene that continues to evolve, adapt and thrive. With 'Not Dead Yet: it’s aLive! The Compilation Vol. 1', Misfits Inc. has created both a celebration of live music and a snapshot of a community that has spent years building it together.

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