Shaan excels in the ballad-style Yeh pyaar, singing Javed saab’s very imaginative seven stages of love. The composing trio outdo themselves in the superbly orchestrated Woh pyaar hai and Tan...
Continue reading...Karthik
Sooryan (Malayalam, Ilayaraja)
Yesudas’ Kalyani Dharmavathi (see comments) in Ambe vaani and Kavalam Sreekumar, Sankaran Namboodri combination in Shabdhamayee (Shanmugapriya? Jonpuri? Raagavardhini – see comments) present the now-outdated, unadulterated filmi-classical genre. Ishtakkari, despite...
Continue reading...Heyy Babyy (Hindi, Shankar Ehsaan Loy)
Heyy babyy’s breezy ring, along with Neeraj Shridhar’s vocals, help in generous doses – though, based on the trio’s repertoire, its a tad assembly-line. The remixes, however, add a fantastic...
Continue reading...Rouge (Assorted artists, YBR Music)
I do understand that our country has a lot of colleges. But does that also automatically mean there are a lot of desperate boys in hostel? I personally do not...
Continue reading...Junoon (Abhijeet Sawant)
Gone is that awkward edge. Abhijeet sounds a lot more confident and mature. And Sony BMG seems to have lined up a great set of composers to prop Abhijeet’s comeback!...
Continue reading...Kaafila (Hindi, Sukhwinder Singh)
The singers in Hum raks should ideally generate a cracker, but both Sukhwinder Singh and Daler Mehndi deliver an uninterested medley. Kabhi kabhi is soaked with existential emotions but gets...
Continue reading...Nishaan (Rafaqat Ali Khan)
The serene Kahein yeh akhiyaan and Maavan are the clear highlights. Ishq da bukhaar has a manic energy in true sufi style. The same hyper-speed in Dumadam and the hip-hop...
Continue reading...Top 7 (+2) recent listens!
Aakalesthe – Shankar Dada Zindabad (Devi Sri Prasad, Telugu) Besides being a great looker, its a pleasant surprise that actress Mamta Mohandas can rock to this extent, with her vocals....
Continue reading...Veerappu (Tamil, Imman)
Kanakku has a distinctive Israeli/ Middle Eastern sound and Manicka Vinayagam’s voice just about saves it. Puliya kili jeyicha has a fairly competent and catchy rhythm going for it while...
Continue reading...Gwoemul (Korean, Joon-ho Bong)
Gwoemul (The Host) is an incredible genre shifter. It starts as a creature-fest, gets into some amazingly goofball comedy and even attempts to make a political statement amidst all that....
Continue reading...
