Ya 7weneh is a superb start to the album; Wardi sings in true Coldplay style, including a catchy falsetto piece, even as the electric guitars kick in taking the track...
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Bol (Music review), Pakistani – Shoaib Mansoor, Atif Aslam, Sajjad Ali and Baqir Abbas
Kaho is very Enrique’ish and the song is middling at best. Atif’s other composition, Hona tha pyar, is the real deal; lilting guitar, beautiful tune and brilliant vocals by Atif...
Continue reading...Thiru Thiruda (Music review), Tamil/Sinhalese rap/hip-hop/R&B – Assorted artists
The title track starts of intriguingly even as Chinmayi brings in the pleasant melody amidst breathlessly appealing rap by Iraj, Bullet and PsychoMantra. Karthik and Mahati rule Anthi neram and...
Continue reading...127 Hours (Music review) – Original Motion Picture soundtrack by A R Rahman and others
Rahman’s three openers, The Canyon, Liberation Begins and Touch Of The Sun are situational, but what follows is sheer magic! Liberation In A Dream goes beyond its predecessor, while its...
Continue reading...Kiya Yehi Piyar Hai (Music review), Pakistani Pop – Annie
Beyond the controversy about assorted record labels rejecting her and the album-leak brouhaha ahead of its launch, Annie’s latest album is a surprisingly fine effort. The 3 melodic tracks, Kiya...
Continue reading...Music review: Couples Retreat (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – A R Rahman)
A R Rahman’s soundtrack for Couples Retreat is disparate, background-music material, given the strong connection between the mostly-wordless tracks and the film. Barring two full songs – the romantically corny...
Continue reading...Music review: Cradlesong (Rob Thomas)
Matchbox Twenty lead singer, Rob Thomas’ 2005 debut, ‘…Something To Be’ seems more like a curtain raiser, in front of his latest effort, ‘Cradlesong’. A far more cohesive album, Cradlesong...
Continue reading...Music review: Amar Desh (Bangladeshi Pop)
If Anan’s Hishabi mohajon apes a catchy Hindi song, his other two strike it rich – the atmospheric sound in Guru blends into a lilting folk sound, while Bang opens...
Continue reading...21st Century Breakdown (Green Day)
With a decidedly more leaner pop-rock structure than the punk-rock outlook of their earlier political parable, American Idiot, Green Day’s latest album, 21st Century Breakdown, is stadium-sized ambitious. The 18...
Continue reading...Music review: Yes (Pet Shop Boys)
Synthpop masters Pet Shop Boys 10th album is significantly more contemporary than their last album, Fundamental. Xenomania adds a crisp layer on the album’s production values. The poignant but lavish...
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