Nalla rangugala has the soul of a Bangla boat song, with its serene and understated orchestration. Shaan’s singing, stressing on the slow, deliberately lengthy phrases adds to the Bangla feel...
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Sakka Podu Podu Raja (Music review), Tamil – STR
After a grand, clunky intro, Kalakku machan launches into a Bhagyaraj-style insipid composition. Siru siru has an interesting germ of a semi-classical tune, but Simbu messes it up royally with...
Continue reading...Bhramma.com (Music review), Tamil – Siddharth Vipin
Un pera sollu has the same verve as a non-A R Rahman KT Kunjumon film song. There’s a lot of alluring sounds but they don’t quite come together. I am...
Continue reading...Chamak (Music review), Kannada – Judah Sandhy
In Kush kush, Judah’s electronic mix is incredibly cool, with an addictive, sedate lilt. Sanjith Hegde, sounding a bit like Sid Sriram, is terrific! Judah also adds in Indian sounds...
Continue reading...Balloon (Music review), Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja
Vaanam dhaane has a nice edgy tune that almost sounds like a warning, complete with a mysterious vaudevillian sound. Mazhai megam harks back to Yuvan’s early days, with its flowing...
Continue reading...Velaikkaran (Music review), Tamil – Anirudh
Between inviting the velaikkaran and inspiring him, the former—Vaa velaikkara—with its exotic sound and Shakthisree’s fantastic vocals, works effortlessly. The latter (Ezhu velaikkara) is a lot of grandstanding sound that...
Continue reading...Sei (Music review), Tamil – Nyx Lopez
Hero hero is an energetic prop for the now-called Nakkhul’s dancing skills, complete with a kuthu interlude led by Chinnaponnu. Atif Ali’s terrible Tamil stands out awkwardly amidst the generic...
Continue reading...Anjaniputhraa (Music review), Kannada – Ravi Basrur
There’s a lot of grungy posturing and angry mantra chanting in the title song, and as a kuthu-laden package, it actually works! 1234 shille hodi goes whole hog on the...
Continue reading...Milliblog Weeklies – NOV26.2017
Milliblog Weeklies playlist, on Saavn and Apple Music – Week 3. Below the links, you’d find a Tweet-style (since I share it on Twitter first as a Milliblog-Twitter-Exclusive; do follow...
Continue reading...Malli Raava (Music review), Telugu – Shravan
Shravan builds the title song really well! He shifts the pitch to differentiate the male (sung by himself) and female (reprise, sung by Sunitha Upadrashta) versions, to accommodate the euphoric...
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