Dhanush’s singing is like the Mofa he rides amidst Yogi B’s grunting in Nada da raja, featuring Josh Mark Raj’s scintillating guitar. Iraivanai thandha continues from Sean’s Power Paandi, with...
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AAA – Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan (Music review), Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja
After STR’s mental prelude rant, the Trend Song thankfully moves to a frenetic EDM package. Rottula vandi oodudhu faces the EDM heat too, layered with some foot-tapping kuthu. Simbu’s deep...
Continue reading...Vikram Vedha (Music review), Tamil – Sam C.S.
Sivam’s weathered vocals go searingly high-pitched in Karuppu vellai. Given the song’s Revathi raaga base, Sam seems to be invoking Aigiri Nandini, with a hypnotic swag. Oru Katha Sollatta? is...
Continue reading...Ivan Thanthiran (Music review), Tamil – SS Thaman
For a song that proclaims that they will blow the trumpet on Donald Trump, Dagalti dagalti is incredibly lackluster. The title song is even more pointless, with a flat droning...
Continue reading...Sema (Music review), Tamil – G.V. Prakash Kumar
Yugabharathi’s enjoyable colloquial lyrics, Velmurugan’s vocals and GVP’s judiciously-understated rhythm prop Sandalee‘s gorgeous melody. GVP makes brilliant use of a folk riff in Uruttu kannala and adds a beautifully structured...
Continue reading...Kurangu Bommai (Music review), Tamil – B.Ajaneesh Loknath
The searing pathos in the short Kalangaathe kanne has Ajaneesh singing with perfect Tamil diction! He ropes in fellow composer C.R.Bobby for the other short, evocative Unna naan rasikka, that’s...
Continue reading...Rangoon (Music review), Tamil – R.H.Vikram, Vishal Chandrashekhar
Na.Muthukumar’s poignant lines about life as a journey, and Vikram’s exotic instrumental mix (including, fittingly, Burmese Harp) adds weight to the pensive Yaathreega. Maria Kavita Thomas’s splendid singing props Enai...
Continue reading...Tubelight (Music review), Tamil – Indra
Ceylon silku nila is almost a Mysskin item song, with a male chorus raucously singing around a yellow-sari Ceylon lady. The tune’s Latin/Baila base, Chinmayi’s vocals and the peekaboo rhythm...
Continue reading...Server Sundaram (Music review), Tamil – Santhosh Narayanan
Move over Ji, here comes Bro! Easy listen – cool techno-pop done well. Vivek’s inspirational verse works in Nirkadhey, but the song, despite that catchy vocalized rhythm, doesn’t come together...
Continue reading...Padai Veeran (Music review), Tamil – Karthik Raja
Karthik Raja’s melody in Ithuvarai naan is lush and indulgent; thankfully, there’s a Chinmayi version, and a Government decree may be the only way to get Yuvan to stop singing!...
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