Yugabharathi’s enjoyable colloquial lyrics, Velmurugan’s vocals and GVP’s judiciously-understated rhythm prop Sandalee‘s gorgeous melody. GVP makes brilliant use of a folk riff in Uruttu kannala and adds a beautifully structured...
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Kaadhali (Music review), Telugu – Prasan Praveen Shyam
Jonitha Gandhi rocks Ela thelchaali, though the trio’s music is only pleasantly rock’ish, at best. Kaadhal kaadhal, with its energetic electronic sound and Clinton, Krishna Iyer and Farhad’s singing, hits...
Continue reading...Raabta (Music review), Hindi – JAM8, Pritam and T-Series
Jubin’s Ik vaari aa (credited to Pritam) sounds less like an electronic pop compared to JAM8-credited Arijit version, though both tunes are merely functional. Looks like producer Dinesh Vijan really...
Continue reading...Kurangu Bommai (Music review), Tamil – B.Ajaneesh Loknath
The searing pathos in the short Kalangaathe kanne has Ajaneesh singing with perfect Tamil diction! He ropes in fellow composer C.R.Bobby for the other short, evocative Unna naan rasikka, that’s...
Continue reading...Muramba (Music review), Marathi – Hrishikesh-Saurabh-Jasraj and Shailendra Barve
The film’s heroine, Mithila Palkar lends an earthy and charming flavor to the title song. The trio’s music is breezy, with excellent guitar backing. The film’s hero Amey Wagh takes...
Continue reading...Milliblog’s Top Recent Listens – May 2017
Single Saavn playlist of all the 39 songs Hindi Baarish – Half Girlfriend (Tanishk Bagchi) Sune saaye & Saat rangon se – Dear Maya (Anupam Roy) Tera hoke rahoon, Teri...
Continue reading...Rangoon (Music review), Tamil – R.H.Vikram, Vishal Chandrashekhar
Na.Muthukumar’s poignant lines about life as a journey, and Vikram’s exotic instrumental mix (including, fittingly, Burmese Harp) adds weight to the pensive Yaathreega. Maria Kavita Thomas’s splendid singing props Enai...
Continue reading...Tubelight (Music review), Tamil – Indra
Ceylon silku nila is almost a Mysskin item song, with a male chorus raucously singing around a yellow-sari Ceylon lady. The tune’s Latin/Baila base, Chinmayi’s vocals and the peekaboo rhythm...
Continue reading...Behen Hogi Teri (Music review), Hindi – Assorted composers
Jai Maa is a highly entertaining Mata-Ki-Chowki Kaala chashma remix by Jaidev Kumar! Rishi Rich’s Jaanu remix (Pancham’s Shaan number) is the polar opposite – horrendous! Tera hoke rahoon‘s melodic...
Continue reading...Sachin: A Billion Dreams (Music review), Documentary – A.R.Rahman
With faint echoes of Pudhiya Mugham’s Netru illadha, Hind mere jind eventually plays out like a mish-mash of a lot of likeable and familiar sounds and phrases that do not...
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