Ganga‘s country’ish drawl and wonderful guitaring are enticing, as it always had been, since this is a much-heard Rabbi song from shows like MTV Unplugged. Cabaret Weimar, despite evoking intriguing...
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The Silent Sea (Music review), Indipop – Advaita
Tremor, Meinda ishq and Spinning build on the Indian’ness of their momentum in very similar ways; if Tremor uses a vocal route to make this addition to tantalizing effect, with...
Continue reading...Call Me Rashid (Music review), Indipop – Rashid Ali
There are two outstanding facets of Rashid Ali’s debut album – one, the kind of exotic tunes that Rashid consistently delivers; and two, Keith Peters’ guitar, that almost becomes a...
Continue reading...Ivan Megharoopan (Music review), Malayalam – Sharreth
Remya Nambeesan singer avatar, with that intentionally coarse folk diction, is surprisingly consummate in Aandelonde nere! Yesudas excels in the highly tuneful, retro-styled Anuragini, while Swetha Mohan’s Nisha surabhi seems...
Continue reading...Durbine Chokh Rakhbo Na (Indipop), Anupam Roy
Rondhre rondhre paap’s highlights are Anupam wonderful vocals and Rajkumar Sengupta’s superb 12 bar blues guitar. Tistaan 2‘s classical rock tune is endearing, while the unique 7/8 beat in Bijli...
Continue reading...Vaazhkai DJ (Indipop), Benny Dayal
Vaa ingey has a distinct George Michael flavor (think Star People’s Forthright Mix) – despite heavy auto-tuning, the song is addictive. Kankaatchi too is excessively vocoded, but Benny’s overall mix...
Continue reading...Ee Aduthakaalath (Music review), Malayalam – Gopi Sundar
Nattil veetil is an interesting, pulsating mix – the backgrounds are consistently pounding – with only a mild, intriguing respite mid-way – even as Gopi mixes the core tune confidently....
Continue reading...Vinmeengal (Music review), Tamil – Jubin
Kadhalum‘s dull, droning pathos is punctuated only by Ajeesh and Karthika’s confident vocals. Bombay Jayashree seems to be forced to sing below her usual voice in Ariya paruvathil and even...
Continue reading...Lovely (Music review), Telugu – Anup Rubens
Dolare dola could have been something that even Devi Sri Prasad composes in his sleep, while Chori choriye offers mild solace with its lilt. Anup sings Ninnu chusina, a soft,...
Continue reading...Bittoo Boss (Music review), Hindi – Raghav Sachar & Gajendra Verma
But for overdoing the innuendo-laden Lega usage all over, Bittoo sab ki lega is quirky and catchy. Kaun kenda is sugary sweet template pointlessly rehashed from Yash Raj stable; much...
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