Hey Hey ILU‘s plethora of smartphone notification sounds is as annoying as Right Right – both outdated tunes. In Nijama manasa, Sharreth alternates M.M.Manasi’s tantalizingly slow parts with Yazin Nizar’s...
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Mr. Chandramouli (Music review), Tamil – Sam C.S.
Sam goes overboard with his vocal shenanigans in Kallooliye, but his glitzy music jumps excitedly with that ‘Kaathaa kalakkura’ and with Swagatha’s fantastic singing, it works. Yedhedho aanene ups the...
Continue reading...Karu (Music review), Tamil – Sam C.S.
There’s palpable tenderness in the way Swagatha S. Krishnan handles Aalaliloo, rendering Madhan Karky’s gentle verse as if they are brittle. Sam’s music is wonderfully serene, even segueing into a...
Continue reading...Iravukku Aayiram Kangal (Music review), Tamil – Sam C.S.
Sam builds Iravukku Aayiram Kangal’s soundtrack by splitting the mood literally in two equal parts. Uyir uruvaatha and Yean penne neeyum are pleasant and so full of love, while Yea...
Continue reading...Irumbuthirai (Music review), Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja
Athiradi is more posturing than a cohesive song, though that retro-style interlude (Vanmurai pazhi) is a nifty touch. Ditto with Yaar ivan – less of a ‘song’ and more background’ish....
Continue reading...Kee (Music review), Tamil – Vishal Chandrashekar
Raaja paatu is far away from any Ilaya’raja’ song, with lyrics sounding as free-flowing as the Tequila at the pub the song refers to. But the song is heady, with...
Continue reading...Mohini (Music review), Tamil – Vivek-Mervin
Hey is decent-enough R&B, though the English verse is cringe-inducing. Benny Dayal infuses a lot of life into Bomb Figure Lady (cringe, again!!) that’s passably catchy at best. Youtube La...
Continue reading...Nimir (Music review), Tamil – Darbuka Siva and B Ajaneesh Loknath
Poovukku is a merely-pleasant song to resurface with the post-Gautham Menon form for Darbuka Siva. Even Vaazhum valluvarae is short and situational. But Siva stuns with Yaenadi! It could easily...
Continue reading...Sketch (Music review), Tamil – SS Thaman
In Kanave, Thaman goes back to his Eeram sound! The melody is effortlessly appealing. Atchi putchi is adequately raucous kuthu that checks all requisite criteria. Cheeni chillaallee sounds a lot...
Continue reading...Oru Nalla Naal Paathu Solren (Music review), Tamil – Justin Prabhakaran
Lamba lamba and Raakkozhi kootalinga defy description. They’re utterly zany and curiously catchy. As if that’s not enough, Yae elumba enni enni goes a step ahead in the zany quotient,...
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