Yaa yaa has a captivating bass that Mickey uses to great effect layering is well with the other folk elements, Abhay Jodhpurkar’s confident vocals and the excellent female chorus. Ramya...
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Sarbjit (Music review), Hindi – Amaal Malik, Shail-Pritesh, Tanishk Bagchi, Jeet Ganguli and Shashi-Shivam
Arijit lifts Amaal’s Salamat and Shashi-Shivam’s very tuneful lullaby Nindiya significantly, given how simple the tunes are. Sonu is dependably good in the ghazal-like melancholy of Jeet Ganguli’s Dard. Tanishk...
Continue reading...Milliblog’s Top Recent Listens – April 2016
Hindi Maula and Maths mein – (Rohan & Vinayak) Bhaang ragad ke and Bawli booch – (Vipin Patwa and Mathias Duplessy) Bol do na zara and Itni si baat hai...
Continue reading...Hitman – April 30, 2016
Originally published in The Hindu. Bol do na zara – Azhar (Hindi – Amaal Malik) Bol do na zara is a Emraan Hashmi-branded song. One listen and you’d picture Emraan...
Continue reading...Maruthu (Music review), Tamil – D.Imman
Sooravalida is a standard-issue hero intro song extolling the hero’s virtues; besides Jinesh’s energetic singing, Imman’s nifty touches in the anupallavi’s background work. Othasada rosa faithfully follows Oothacoloru’s template and...
Continue reading...Hitman – April 23, 2016
Originally published in The Hindu. Punnagaye – 24 (Tamil – A R Rahman) Rahman produces a highly listenable and interestingly experimental soundtrack in 24. Punnagaye tops the list, with the...
Continue reading...Azhar (Music review), Hindi – Amaal Malik, Pritam, DJ Chetas, Kalyanji-Anandji
Sonu Nigam and Prakriti Kakkar are surprisingly restrained in Tu hi na jaane; the tune is also too familiar. Jeetne ke liye has KK trying to rouse emotions in a...
Continue reading...Joker (Music review), Tamil – Sean Roldan
Ennanga Sir is a breezy mix of old-style mambo-salsa—with jaunty leaps and superb horns—and biting political commentary. Arandhai Bava and Perumal’s earthy vocals with edgy accents are perfect! Ola ola...
Continue reading...Ishtakamya (Music review), Kannada – Ajaneesh Loknath
Ajaneesh’s over-enthusiastic singing is the only thing pulling down Nee nanagoskara (pretty pronounced in the solo version by Shreya); everything else about the song – Raja’esque melody, choicest orchestration, Shreya’s...
Continue reading...Wagah (Music review), Tamil – D.Imman
In Sollathaan nenaikiraen, Imman employs a commonplace faux-retro sound, but Divya Kumar’s exuberant singing makes up for any ennui. Yedho maayam is trademark Imman—sweeping, likeably familiar melody loaded with Enigma-styled...
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