Kuch parbat hilaayein doesn’t hammer the inspirational high, but manages to wrap it in a warm package. Arijit Singh’s vocals, the fantastic chorus, the lilting pop sound and the world-music’ish...
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Maa Abbayi (Music review), Telugu – Suresh Bobbili
Kadhiley kadhiley has some snazzy keys and guitar, but fails to engage as a tune, while Rangadeva would make Thaman proud. Hey Sairam treats the peace loving Sai with some...
Continue reading...Kittu Unnadu Jagratha (Music review), Telugu – Anup Rubens
Johny Johny yes papa takes a peg out of the Yo To Honey Singh school of intoxicating music, and infuses Vodka into a nursery rhyme. Anup’s tune is understandably catchy...
Continue reading...Adventures of Omanakuttan (Music review), Malayalam – Arun Muraleedharan and Dawn Vincent
Arun Muraleedharan starts with Varminnal, wonderfully energetic number, delivered brilliantly by Haricharan. The composer layers it with a nice semi-classical touch that works well with the pop’ish sound. Shakthisree Gopalan...
Continue reading...20 years of Yuvan Shankar Raja!
Yuvan completes 20 years producing music today! So, here is an updated version of the – 30 songs this time! 30 songs that define Yuvan’s music for me. But yes,...
Continue reading...O Pilla Nee Valla (Music review), Telugu – Madhu Ponnas
I Love You and the title song have nice enough tunes, but the lyrical drought—nothing but those words alone!—in both are adequately off-putting. Yemaindho yemo gani plays like a rough-around-the-edges...
Continue reading...Engeyum Naan Iruppen (Music review), Tamil – Afzal Yusuf and ES Raam
Kuyile and Kanavugal aayiram are so very Vidyasagar! Not to take credit away from Afzal, both melodies are wonderfully involving, with Haricharan-Shwetha Mohan and Najeem Arshad-Latha Krishna handling it brilliantly,...
Continue reading...Winner (Music review), Telugu – SS Thaman
Yazin Nizar and Sanjana seem to be struggling to sing the otherwise-catchy Sitara! Pichonne aipoya has that Thaman signature – busily layered music with generously digitized vocals! Suyaa too is...
Continue reading...Yaadhumaagi Nindraai (Music review), Tamil – Ashwin Vinayagamoorthy and Achu
Aritharam poosi sounds interesting as long as it traverses the blues’y piano, but outside of it, the rest of the fusion sounds clumsy at best. Aagaayam is Sid Sriram’s show...
Continue reading...Mupparimanam (Music review), Tamil – G.V.Prakash Kumar
Let’s Go Party and Yaar ivano sound woefully dated, including lyrics that allude to AB Positive and Android in the former, as if cementing that dated’ness. Sokki poraandi is no...
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