Kya pataa is the kind of song Vishal used to hand over to Suresh Wadkar. Then, he started singing them himself. Now, he gets Arijit to sing this whispery, ambient...
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Madhura Naranga (Music review), Malayalam – Sreejith-Saachin
Ee kootil, beyond that familiar Bollywood’ish rhythm, has a lilt that grows on you, thanks also to Madhu Balakrishnan’s vocals. Vijesh Gopal-sung Melle vannu has a similar sound, but with...
Continue reading...Maya (Music review), Tamil – Ron Yohann
Aayiram aayiram sounds like the power version of a Bond theme, with the rock elements rigged up a notch higher. Chinmayi sounds different from her usual self and carries the...
Continue reading...Masaan (Music review), Hindi – Indian Ocean
Tu kisi rail si guzarti is more Euphoria than Indian Ocean, but the charm remains intact, building a steady and lilting folk’ish tune on the back of Nikhil Rao’s guitaring....
Continue reading...Vizhithiru (Music review), Tamil – Satyan Mahalingam
Stay awake, beyond the middling opening, gets better as it progresses, particularly in the anupallavi, thanks to Subramaniam Nandi’s lyrics on Chennai. Vellai irave too gains steam only after the...
Continue reading...Uyire Uyire (Music review), Tamil – Anup Rubens & Aravind-Shankar
Oh priya priya is text-book example of simple, frothy pop. In Once upon a time, Anup imports his Telugu-style catchy kuthu, with Mukesh doing this usual to bring it to...
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Originally published in . Rangabati – Coke Studio@MTV Season 4 (Ram Sampath, Sona Mohapatra & Rituraj Mohanty) Rangabati is a heady mix that at times seems forced, but given the...
Continue reading...Highway Ek Selfie Aarpar (Music review), Marathi – Amit Trivedi
Kalandar crackles with the nostalgic energy of a classic 80s pop (very Wham’ish!) song. Jasraj Jayant Joshi leads it darn well, with the song adding layer after layer of all...
Continue reading...KL10 Pathu (Music review), Malayalam – Bijibal
Duniyaavin seems like Bijibal’s quasi-homage to The Doors, with its energetic and macho guitaring (laidback Roadhouse Blues!)! Bijibal sings it confidently, the song gaining more hardcore rock elements beautifully. Halaakinte...
Continue reading...Bangistan (Music review), Hindi – Ram Sampath
Ishq karenge‘s power qawali is aptly spoofy, strongly evoking Farah Khan’s musical sensibilities, of all things! While Abhishek Nehwal and Sona Mohapatra handle it with ease, Shadab Faridi seems oddly...
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