After a Bryan Adamesque Pal (1999), KK – one of India’s finest playback singers – returns with Humsafar, with a slightly more pronounced rock influence than his debut. The Pritam-styled Aasmaan ke and the marginally Malayalam-fused (ode to KK’s native state, huh?) Raina bhai kaari are the best of the lot. The mellow Humsafar and Yeh kahan too work, thanks largely to Mehboob’s thoughtful words. But the rest – there’s a strange sense of tedium – thankfully missing in Pal – that drags the album down. KK’s composing style is fairly decent but lacks variety to sustain interest in a 10-track collection.
Keywords: Krishna Kumar Menon, KK, K.K, Kalyan Barua, Leslie Lewis
