Here we go again…at the end of another calendar year…another annual round-up. 2010 was a phenomenal year for Hindi film music and Indipop; an average year for all 4 South...
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Top recent listens (November 2010)
Dog Days Are Over, Howl & Drumming Song – Lungs (Florence and the Machine) One of those albums that I discovered late and got completely hooked…so much that at one...
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Marooned & Raindrops N Coffee – Rainchanted (Rahul Sharma) I’m ideally not a fan of solo santoor albums though I love the instrument’s sound. But Rahul Sharma’s brand of fusion...
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Kizhakku pookkum & Njan – Anwar (Malayalam – Gopi Sundar) In Njan, even though Prithviraj is doing mildly rap-like phrases, his voice alone carries it through impressively, while Kizhakku, with...
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Gunnah – Album: Manzil (Pakistani Pop – Such: Rizwan-ul-Haque, Guitar; Allan Smith – Drums; Shazia Khan -Vocals) From the multitudes of Pakistani Pop I stumble upon, this one stopped me...
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Man lafanga, Dhatad tatad & Nain parindey – Lafangey Parindey (Hindi – R.Anandh) One of my favorite soundtracks in Hindi, in recent times, amidst all that Amit Trivedi attack, in...
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Don’t look back and I can hear music – She & Him (Zooey Deschanel) I can completely understand if those gorgeous eyes of Zooey Deschanel haunt you in your dreams,...
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Pappu Hippo & Mellaga – Pappu (Telugu – Phani Kalyan) Rahman’s musical school student Phani Kalyan makes a confident debut in Pappu. The choice of Srinivas in the mello Mellaga...
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Fakeera & Jingle jingle – Badmaash Company (Hindi – Pritam) Badmaash Company is the best of Pritam in a long time with every one of the 5 tracks having something...
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Morning bird – Sade (Album: Soldier of love) Sade Adu’s new album comes 10 years after her/the band’s last (Lovers Rock, 2000) and is a suitably rewarding experience for fans....
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