The title song, with its French prelude and Shaan’s impeccable vocals is a delight but a prominent interlude seems to be inspired by something oh-so-familiar. Anindya’s Bhindeshi tara and Shreya’s...
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Music review: Police Police (Telugu – Vishwa & Sai Karthik)
The ambient chants in Cheka cheka give way to a guitar-laden tune that is disappointingly routine, while the title song is all sound and is pointlessly stylish. Composer Vishwa redeems...
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Yaara maula: Gulaal (Hindi OST), Piyush Mishra Gulaal’s OST, in its entirety, was a complete stunner. I really admire the way Piyush brings a predominant feel and unique sound to...
Continue reading...Music review: Billa (Telugu – Mani Sharma)
Hariloranga hari is complete masala mix – catchy arrangements, Mika-styled rap elements and a surprising devotional piece right in the middle! Ellora silpaani is groovy, with spirited vocals by Rita,...
Continue reading...Music review: Jhossh (Kannada – Vardhan)
Namaskara sir, A maga and Shakalaka rock n roll are youthful and trendy with good singing by all involved, while Karthik’s Thanthane is a neat techno ballad and the singer,...
Continue reading...Music review: Raj – The Showman (Kannada – V. Harikrishna)
Mutturaj kaalitta is almost constructed like a Dr. Raj track, it is Shankar Mahadevan’s enthusiastic vocals that save the otherwise disjoint song while Shreya saves the simple, middle eastern’ish melody...
Continue reading...Music review: 8X10 Tasveer (Hindi – Salim Sulaiman, Neeraj Sridhar & Bohemia)
Despite the ambient mood set by its ominous backgrounds, Bohemia’s I got the picture is mostly contrived – tries too hard to fit a Hindi track in an alien format…and...
Continue reading...Music review: Alayodu Vilayaadu (Tamil – Sabesh Murali)
Have you ever heard of a whale that attained puberty? Samanja thimingilam offers that fascinating insight sorely missing from Animal Planet, complete with a sultry female voice. The bland reworking...
Continue reading...Music review: Mariyadhai (Tamil – Vijay Antony)
Yaar paarthathu may have well been composed by Director Vikraman himself – sounds exactly like all his countless, flat and jaded tracks and very unlike any Vijay Antony number. Vijay’s...
Continue reading...Music review: Suriyan (Tamil – Deva)
Veteran noise-maker Deva stages a comeback with Suriyan Satta Kalloori and strangely sounds exactly like his son, Srikanth Deva, in the fairly catchy Kalaai kaalai, though Udit Narayan seems bent...
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