Season 9 of Coke Studio by Strings was largely a middle-of-the-road affair. I did follow it week after week, but many episodes were completely bereft of anything memorable. So, instead...
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Hyper (Music review), Telugu – Ghibran
Anudeep and Yazin try their best singing the utterly predictable Come back, while Ghibran has a nice surprise in the anupallavi’s tune! Baby doll too has lot of catchy sounds,...
Continue reading...Rekka (Music review), Tamil – D.Imman
That Imman reserves some of his best melodies for Shreya Ghoshal is well established already. And when he hands her a mesmerizing tune that seems to be alluding to both...
Continue reading...Hitman – September 24, 2016
Originally published in The Hindu. Texas pogiren – Chennai 2 Singapore (Tamil – Ghibran) The lyrics video on YouTube for this song starts with a warning: ‘This song is not...
Continue reading...Parched (Music review), Hindi – Hitesh Sonik
Mai ri mai is an enchanting combination of Swanand Kirkire’s lovely lines and immersive melody by Hitesh. Kalpana Patowary rules the item’ish Bhookamp, and Hitesh adds distinctive funk to drown...
Continue reading...Jaundya Na Balasaheb (Music review), Marathi – Ajay-Atul
Suman Sridhar’s retro-style opener to Mona Darling rides on her splendid singing, with an awesome hook. The song shifts mood suddenly with a wonderfully waltz’y—and Ilayaraja’ish!—tone, led by Shreya Ghoshal,...
Continue reading...Rock On 2 (Music review), Hindi – Shankar Ehsaan Loy
You know what I mean is a perfect sequel to Socha hai and Pichle saat dinon mein. Farhan’s gruffy vocals is almost manageable and those energetic guitars rule. In a...
Continue reading...Premam (Music review), Telugu – Rajesh Murugesan and Gopi Sundar
Agarotulla (Pathivaayi Njan) and Prema pusene (Kaalam Kettu Poyi) gain from better voices (compared to Shabareesh Varma) of Naresh Iyer and Karthik, respectively – the tunes remain pleasant and nice....
Continue reading...Oru Muthassi Gadha (Music review), Malayalam – Shaan Rahman
Thennal nilavinte is good old Shaan-Vineeth magic, given how tuned-in the duo is, with each other’s musical sensibilities. The melody, with a gorgeous violin backdrop, is immersive, and superbly sung...
Continue reading...Hitman – September 17, 2016
Originally published in . Virinja poonkurunne – Guppy (Malayalam – Vishnu Vijay) Flautist Vishnu Vijay’s most recent ticket to fame was playing flute for Maya nadhi and Vaanam paarthen in...
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