Non-film

As if the cheesy title isn’t enough, Alisha continues to insist on singing every song like a woman in heat, for no apparent reason. To be fair, UK-based composer Ravi...

No more nubile young things lip-syncing to Lata Mangeshkar. Thankfully, Saadgi is not a soundtrack and can be listened to, for simple and straight reasons as Lata’s vocals and some...

Shekhar Suman? Music album? Why? To be fair, thanks largely to Aadesh’s reasonably bearable tunes, Mere gham, Dil ki nazar and Deewana do impress, despite that awkward voice Shekhar manages...

While true rock continues to evade success from Indian bands, the early 90s Agni drops its ego, adds two e’s and Sony BMG as their new record label! The selection...

Daler Mehndi’s latest album, Raula Pai Gaya is a wake-up call to the once popular dancing sardar, that he’s just one among the many vying for audience’s attention, unlike his...

Beyond the fact that a unique voice like Kailash Kher’s does bring a certain fatigue, the Kailasa band innovates exceptionally well in the rich orchestration, choice of instruments and the...

Despite a very simple hook, Teri yaad is eminently hummable thanks to its sprightly music and Adnan’s dreamy vocals. The title song, Kisi din, is a pretty flat composition and...

Rasiya saajan sounds uncomfortably close to HDDCS’s Albela saajan but is no patch on the classic tune – Zubin being its saving grace. The remix is a plain headache. The...

Muchacha Latina is almost a conventional, catchy Santana song except for inane Hindi lyrics. The cult pub fave Flute Song gets a kick-in-the-butt makeover in Flute Kick Remix, but the...

Judging by its intentions, PFMB would be way up there. Musically, Rahman treads a beaten path with a pop’ish sound wrapped in R&B influences. The tune is addictive enough and...