Nokki nokki is good old Vidyasagar – the kind with a tune that reminds one of Ilayaraja, with Vidyasagar’s own nuances added. The anupallavi’s rhythm takes too simplistic a route,...
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Befikre (Music review), Hindi – Vishal-Shekhar
Nashe si chadh gayi, barring the annoying chipmunks’ish intrusions, is a lovely listen, with a hypnotic, Middle-Eastern tune and wonderfully voiced by Arijit. More Middle Eastern sound in the title...
Continue reading...Gemini (Music review), Malayalam – Shaan Rahman
Jeevitham ithu has a pleasant—albeit rather generic—sound that borders on EDM, and Najim Arshad handles it well. Kadha parayana flows even better, with a nice pop-ghazal-sufi mix-like sound, really well...
Continue reading...On music, reviews and social media – my chat with Prashant Pillai
Helped me articulate many things on music, my music listening preferences and habits, music reviewing and social media.
Continue reading...Kootathil Oruthan (Music review), Tamil – Nivas K Prasanna
SP Balasubrahmanyam sounding like his 80s/90s self in Enda ippadi is reason enough to love the song! Nivas adds a lot more – the tune has a nice repetitive ring,...
Continue reading...Dhruva (Music review), Telugu – Hiphop Tamizha
The title song is aptly booming, with Amit Mishra’s full-throated singing and the punchy rock sound. Padmalatha, who sang the best song from Thani Oruvan (Kannala kannala), gets the song’s...
Continue reading...S3 – Singam 3 (Music review), Tamil – Harris Jayaraj
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Continue reading...Hitman – November 26, 2016
Originally published in The Hindu. Kannadikkala – Maaveeran Kittu (Tamil – D.Imman) Imman’s clever and highly proficient appropriation of Ilayaraja continues in Maaveeran Kittu’s best song, Kannadikkala. The composer has...
Continue reading...Ore Mukham (Music review), Malayalam – Bijibal
Madhu Balakrishnan seems to be the perfect Yesudas-alternative for the whiff of retro in Aarum – the singer evokes so much of yesteryears’ melodic coolth, backed by Bijibal’s engagingly complex...
Continue reading...Nenjam Marappathillai (Music review), Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja
Kannungala chellangala is truly intriguing, and captivating! It also has horrendous vocals by Yuvan, besides Selvaraghavan’s inventive lines like ‘Setha naai mela thaan ethana lorry thaan’. Maalai varum has a...
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